More than 30 puppies of popular breeds such as toy poodles, believed to have been inside a dog kennel in the city of Chitose, ...

Perfume and candles ranked first and second, respectively, as gifts people in Japan do not want to receive for Christmas, ...

The number of babies born in Japan in 2024 is expected to be only about 690,000, according to one expert's recent estimate, ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Wednesday that the central bank will raise rates if the economy keeps ...

A record 7,119 teachers at public elementary, junior high, senior high and special needs schools across Japan took a leave of ...

The revised Diet members' allowance law has been passed and will come into force in August 2025, requiring national ...

The Japanese government has unveiled a new passport. The page with the face photo will change from paper to plastic. This is ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday defied a second summons from the corruption investigation office for ...

Not long after dawn, Japanese sake brewer Mie Takahashi checks the temperature of the mixture fermenting at her family's ...

The scent of bratwurst and pretzels filled the air as horses clopped down the main street, hauling a carriage full of touri ...

Japan is set to introduce a system to temporarily place factories under state control in the event of a contingency to ...

The Christmas tradition has become nearly global in scope: Children from around the world track Santa Claus as he sweeps ...