A woman’s research into the word “kizuna” (bonds) led to an extensive survey on how foreign technical intern trainees were ...

NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia--Japanese ballet dancer Kohei Fukuda has been in an ambivalent position since Russia invaded Ukraine in ...

AKITA—An elderly man died on May 2 after being found collapsed on the ground near a broken blade from a wind turbine here, ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he isn't rushing to conclude tariff negotations with the Trump administration if the deal ...

Firefighters on May 2 found a body believed to be the driver of a 2-ton truck that plunged into a sinkhole at an intersection ...

Museum collections professor Ayumi Terada admitted being overwhelmed by the lack of diversity in an exhibition she organized ...

Young women across Japan are leaving their rural hometowns bound for Tokyo in search of improved job prospects.

The Vietnam, India and Brunei pavilions have officially opened at the Osaka Kansai Expo, more than two weeks later than those ...

The Bank of Japan slashed its growth projection for the country by half and kept interest rates unchanged as the economy ...

SINGAPORE—Singaporeans will vote Saturday in a general election that is set to return to power the city-state's long ruling ...

A gin distillery on the remote island of Fukuejima is doing its part to help the city of Goto achieve net zero CO2 emissions ...

BOSTON--Tariffs weren’t on the agenda of this week’s Robotics Summit, where thousands of tech industry workers mingled with ...