Duty-free sales at department stores in Japan dropped 2.5 percent in November from a year earlier to around 50.2 billion yen ...

A wolf that isn't alive but still howls, growls and flashes red eyes is suddenly in the spotlight in Japan, where a jump in ...

Japan's unemployment rate in November stood at 2.6 percent, unchanged for the fourth consecutive month, as the number of ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday arrangements are being made for her to meet with President Donald Trump in the ...

China has urged domestic travel agencies to reduce the number of Japan-bound tourists by 40 percent, industry sources said ...

Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of those ...

From interfering with traffic to exploring high school gyms, bears repeatedly found their way into populated areas in 2025, resulting in all sorts of ...

The Japanese government has finalized a plan to curb health care spending, which has faced opposition from patient groups due ...

The unofficial but very popular mascot of this east Japan city surprised children at a Christmas event here on Dec. 24, ...

Mie Gov. Katsuyuki Ichimi said Thursday that the central Japan prefecture will begin considering whether to reinstate a rule ...

The government agency overseeing child policies on Thursday announced a new certification mark for entities taking part in a ...

Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday, supported by buying of shares that fell the previous day, while major U.S. and European markets we ...