Kitamura Asako is the first female floatmaker in the 300-year history of Aomori's Nebuta Matsuri, battling prejudice as she ...

The Japanese have long lived side-by-side with horses, with unique cultures found in every region. We dig a little deeper.

We visit Okutama, a town nestled in a mountain range on Tokyo's western edge, and learn about the complex history behind a ...

Areas from eastern to western Japan are experiencing levels of heat that are dangerous and unusual for this time of the year.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says Japan and China have reached an agreement to resume China's imports of Japanese ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to increase this year's production of drones being used in the invasion of Ukraine to ...

The Japanese community in Shanghai has held an emergency meeting to discuss how to ensure its safety after the fatal knife ...

A bronze sculpture of a tricycle that belonged to a boy who died in the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima has been put on ...

Japan's consumer inflation quickened for the fourth straight month in August. A major factor was soaring food prices.

Japan's Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko has called for a review of safety measures for students commuting to Japanese schools ...

Japan's health ministry has approved five types of coronavirus vaccines for use in this season's campaign that starts on October 1.

Pianist Fuzjko Hemming passed away this year, at 92, after a rich but tumultuous life. We follow the artist's final five ...