The Sapporo city government announced on Feb. 3 that it will stop requiring employees to pay for their own business cards, ...

Fuji Television Network Inc. and its regional affiliates are expected to lose 1.3 billion to 1.4 billion yen (approx. $8.35 ...

With an increasing number of Muslims living in Japan, there has been a growing demand for burial plots to conform with their ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actress who starred in the popular TV drama "Meteor Garden" that once swept ...

The Japanese government on Monday warned of heavy snowfall across a wide swathe along the Sea of Japan coast due to this ...

The annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido's largest city kicked off an elaborate weeklong affair Tuesday, featuring a ...

The mother of Megumi Yokota, a symbolic victim of North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals decades ago, feels her ...

Tokyo stocks rebounded Tuesday morning, as exporters were bought back on eased fears over a potential trade war after U.S.

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump will likely speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping within "the next couple ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday his government is considering offering medical support in Japan for residents of ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about last year being the hottest on record, and the ...

Japanese cellist Eru Matsumoto was among those honored at the annual Grammy Awards, considered the highest accolade in the ...