Japan's first facility dogs were introduced in 2010, and the first one at Kanagawa Children's Medical Center was Bailey. In ...

Around half of hot spring inns on the Noto Peninsula in central Japan remain closed two years after a strong earthquake on ...

Chieko Kiriake, 96, is the oldest atomic bomb survivor still giving talks about their bombing experiences here in this city.

Japan's economy is likely to fall behind India's in 2026 to fifth place in the world, according to an International Monetary ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in his New Year address released Jan. 1, emphasized the importance of peace as he voiced his wish ...

At the Japan Monkey Centre in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, visitors can watch Yakushima macaques gather around a bonfire to ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday pledged to make Japan "strong and prosperous" by carrying out ...

From January through mid-November 2025, some 1,664,900 people visited the Kamikochi resort in the Northern Japan Alps in this ...

The winter solstice is the shortest daylight of the year. There is a tradition of taking baths with yuzu citrus fruit to wish ...

HONG KONG (AP) -- Fireworks are typically a celebratory centerpiece of Hong Kong's New Year celebrations. Not this year. The ...

Thailand on Wednesday released 18 Cambodian prisoners of war held for five months, fulfilling the terms of a ceasefire ...