Former U.N. human rights chief Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, a judge on the International Court of Justice, won the Nobel Peace ...

Japan's embassy in the Vatican City held an event Thursday to introduce the Japanese method of cooking eel to envoys from ...

The issuance of stablecoins, digital currencies pegged to government-issued currencies such as the yen and the dollar, is ...

Conveyor-belt sushi is hitting the road in Tokyo, with tours aboard a double-decker sightseeing bus set to begin Saturday.

Japan's foster care system offers homes to children who cannot live with their parents due to financial hardship, neglect or ...

North Korea has gained confidence as a nuclear power, having boosted its weapons stockpile and rejected denuclearization ...

Tokyo stocks ended mixed Friday, as concerns over weaker-than-expected artificial intelligence-related demand following a ...

Farm minister Kazuo Yana came under renewed pressure Friday amid further reporting on his conduct including claims he used coarse lan ...

Kim Deok Ho, a 73-year-old taxi driver who is always on the road taking tourists around South Korea's most frequently vis ...

In the wake of extensive damage to mountain forests caused by torrential rains that struck the Kii Peninsula in September ...

Hikonyan, the mascot character of the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, marked its 20th anniversary, and a short film titled ...

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which selected the laureates, highly praised the research, saying, "Other than life ...