SUMOTO, Hyogo -- Wild monkeys in this western Japan city gathered on Dec. 25 to form the kanji character for "snake," the ...

Though both have illustrious Japanese pedigrees and beautiful marbling, a key price point separates Kobe beef from Wagyu.

TOKYO -- Japan will create a new maritime transport unit in its Self-Defense Forces (SDF) in March as it looks to boost defense of its chain of southern islands reaching down to Okinawa prefecture, ...

Fireworks are seen over Mount Wakakusa alongside the ritual burning of the mountain with Kohfukuji Temple's five-story pagoda ...

Visit Japan during this time of year to see the country's cherry blossoms emerge from their winter slumber and bathe the ...

Ginzan Onsen, a popular Japanese hot spring town known for its scenic snowy views, has begun limiting entry to day trippers ...

MITSUBISHI Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI), welcomed The Right Honorable Datuk ...

Japanese lawmaker Toshiyuki Adachi of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has died during his visit to the Maldives, informed ...

The 78-year-old death row inmate was convicted of murdering three men — her husband and two common-law spouses — to inherit ...

A doctor who worked at Ako Municipal Hospital in Hyogo Prefecture has been indicted without being charged for professional negligence resulting in injury. Hiroki Matsui, 46, a neurosurgeon, is accused ...

Snowstorms are forecast to hit the Sea of Japan coasts of northern ... 15 centimeters in Tsunan Town, Niigata Prefecture; and Uwano-kogen of Kami Town, Hyogo Prefecture. In the 24 hours to Monday ...