By Damian Flanagan My eldest daughter has a fondness for learning languages -- French and German -- but her real passion is for what we would call ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday voiced hope that Japan, China, and other countries would send warships to the Strait of ...

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More than 60% of young women in Japan do not want to have children, according to a survey conducted by Rohto Pharmaceutical ...

SUKUBA, Ibaraki -- "'Muryou' means free of charge." This phrase, written in simple Japanese, appears on a card in a Japanese ...

The Japanese government is considering introducing Ukraine-made attack drones to bolster its defense capabilities, banking on ...

The second-floor corridor connecting buildings at Fukuoka Jo Gakuin features a beautiful, linear form, as seen in the city of ...

Ozeki Aonishiki's yokozuna promotion bid is all but over after his fourth defeat in seven days at the Spring Grand Sumo ...

The finance ministers of Japan and South Korea expressed "serious concern" about the sharp fall of their respective currencies to the U.S. dollar amid Middle East tensions, vowing to remain "vigilant" ...

Police arrested seven men including yakuza gangsters Saturday on suspicion of stealing suitcases containing about 420 million ...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Panasonic Connect Co.'s "Let's note" compact laptop will mark its 30th anniversary in June, supported by ...

Japan and the United States plan to conclude an action plan for a multilateral critical minerals trade agreement at a meeting ...