WASHINGTON--Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will attend Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration for his second term as president, ensuring that a high-ranking official from a key Asian ally is on ...

More than 50 percent of women in Tokyo have fallen victim to “chikan” groping while riding on or waiting for trains, usually ...

A “scouting” group gained about 7 billion yen ($44 million) for introducing women to around 350 sex businesses around Japan ...

Heavy snowfall blanketed areas from northern to western Japan mainly on the Sea of Japan side on Jan. 10, disrupting train ...

On Jan. 9, Kako visited the “Pokemon x Kogei: Playful Encounters of Pokemon and Japanese Craft” exhibit at the Azabudai Hills ...

The illustration, drawn with colored pencils, was by a young artist named Keito who lives in Osaka Prefecture. The ...

Just after 10:15 p.m. in late November, three young women were wandering around a cul-de-sac in a sleepy residential area ...

Taiwan on Thursday demonstrated its sea defenses against a potential Chinese attack as tensions rise with Beijing, part of a ...

Technology that preserves the freshness of fruit and vegetables in the blink of an eye is no longer in the realm of ...

SEOUL/SEATTLE--Before it suffered the deadliest crash in South Korea’s history, budget airline Jeju Air was moving fast: ...

Upmarket cashmere knit sweaters produced at a factory in this northeastern city are warming wearers across the globe as they ...

Glance around the grounds and listen to discover that not only devout followers and tourists congregate at shrines and ...