KYOTO—The World Heritage Ninnaji temple here is offering a stunning illumination event this autumn, with its national ...

Authorities have arrested nearly 40 people linked to the recent wave of home invasion robberies across the Tokyo area, but the masterminds behind the crime spree remain at large.

The anticipation over the likely addition of sake brewing and shochu distilling as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage ...

YOKOHAMA—The Yokohama DeNA BayStars completed a remarkable playoff run by trouncing the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 11-2 on Nov. 3 ...

Support for constitutional amendment among newly elected Lower House members has dropped to 67 percent, the lowest level ...

KOBE—An artisanal soap shop here is catering to its loyal customers throughout the country with handmade products, crafted ...

OSAKA—As Osaka prepares to host the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo, local authorities and businesses are stepping up efforts to ...

Influential manga artist Kazuo Umezu, known as a pioneer in horror comics in a long career dating to the mid-1950s, died on ...

TOTTORI--Cyclists can now board trains on the JR Sanin Line with their unbagged and unfolded bicycles for journeys between ...

Mizuma Railway is operating a “digital art” train until Dec. 1 that treats passengers to projection mapping during the ...

The Tokyo Stock Exchange extended its daily trading hours by a half-hour for the first extension in 70 years to better deal ...

Residents here are voting online to determine the retirement allowance for the city mayor, who asked the public to decide how ...