Japan’s Nikkei share average extended its rally into a third straight session on Wednesday, supported by AI-related shares, ...

Climbers raise their hands while facing the sun near the sixth station of Mt. Fuji at 4:41 a.m. Wednesday, celebrating the opening of the mountain to the public.

Karakuri ningyo,” traditional Japanese mechanical puppets, were demonstrated at a recent event at Japan House London, which promotes Japanese culture.

The Nikkei Stock Average rose as much as 1,500 on Wednesday morning from the Tuesday closing. It was hovering around 71,500 ...

Meanwhile, the BOJ continued its negative interest rate policy at the time, widening the rate gaps with the United States and Europe. This accelerated the trend of selling the low-yield yen, causing ...

The Cabinet’s approval on Tuesday of a bill to amend the Imperial House Law has sparked strong backlash from some opposition parties, which criticize the bill for wading into the sensitive issue of ...

Families and other beachgoers enjoyed the water on Wednesday as Katase Higashihama Beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, officially opened for the season.

Tokyo’s ordinance promoting women’s active engagement in professional life went into effect on Wednesday, the first in Japan to make it a corporate responsibility to address gender disparities.

The government has set out a policy to establish hubs of industry, government and academia at state research institutions to ...

Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez scored goals in a nine-minute span in the first half and Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-0 on Tuesday night to break a 40-year drought without a win in the knockout stage ...

Undertaker Zouhaier Hertelli is receiving panicked calls from families, retirement homes, and even the police desperately trying to find space in refrigerated mortuary storage for people who died ...

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook Miyazaki Prefecture and other parts of Kyushu region at around 8:40 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.