A Pokemon-themed area will open in an amusement park in the suburbs of Tokyo on Feb. 5, making it the first-ever outdoor ...

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized democracies have renewed their opposition to China's ...

The government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are looking to triple the departure tax to 3,000 yen ($19) per person ...

An annual chrysanthemum festival is underway at Rakujuen Park in this central Japan city, with this year's theme focused on ...

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies publicly showed their consensus on Ukraine and S ...

The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American culture for more ...

Amended rules took effect on Thursday permitting police officers in Japan to use rifles to kill bears, in response to a ...

Osaka Prefectural Police have made a series of arrests and referrals to prosecutors of 34 members of the Nagoya-based ...

Takashi Tachibana, leader of the NHK Party, a political group in Japan, has been arrested on suspicion of defamation. Acts ...

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will make an additional investment of up to $10 billion in the United States o ...

The yen briefly hit 155 against the U.S. dollar, a fresh nine-month low, on Wednesday in New York amid hopes that the ...

According to new research by a University of Tokyo team, what may be a surprising benefit of developing gray hair?