Japan's government is set to target a smaller rice harvest for next year, but sufficient to meet projected demand. This ...

Professional sumo wrestlers from Japan competing in the sport's first overseas tour in 20 years have been given an ...

As reported by NHK World Japan, Mt Fuji’s first snow cap of the season arrived a whopping 21 days later than average. However ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have three star Japanese players, but one has everybody talking — Shohei Ohtani. Yuka Chujo, a reporter with Japan's public broadcaster NHK, discusses how popular the Major ...

More than 100,000 people were sent to hospitals due to heat stroke in Japan between May 1 and Sept. 28, according to preliminary data from the nation’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency.

Japan Society will present the world premiere of The Seven Bridges(Hashi-zukushi), a vibrant new work for all ages from the ...

LONDON (Reuters) -Several large banks said they were closing bullish trade recommendations on the Japanese yen after the country's ruling party on Sunday picked as its leader Sanae Takaichi, whose ...

Production has commenced on Lost and Found, an adventure drama series targeting Gen Z audiences for NHK from Singapore’s Mocha Chai Laboratories (MCL), Empire of Arkadia (EOA) and Japan’s TV Man Union ...

Chile and Japan face off to continue Group A action of the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Both teams are coming off of opening match victories and will be battling for the top of the group. Here's everything ...

Eighty years ago, Taiwan was at the center of Japan’s collapsing empire. Allied POWs were being freed, and locals faced the realities of occupation, forced labor and collaboration during World War II.

Japan could end up with its first female prime minister or its youngest leader in more than a century after a party leadership election on Saturday. The governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is ...

Sept. 30 (UPI) --Political leaders in Japan and South Korea on Tuesday agreed to cooperate on matters affecting both nations during a summit meeting in Busan, South Korea, on Tuesday. Those matters ...