The 172nd Akutagawa literary prize was awarded Wednesday to authors Jose Ando and Yui Suzuki, while Shin Iyohara took home ...

So far in January, as many as 13 bird flu cases have been confirmed at chicken farms across the country, including multiple ...

Concern about the region's security has mounted after the severing of several subsea telecom and power cables in recent ...

In only two days, more than 700,000 new users have reportedly joined Xiaohongshu, a popular networking app known for ...

Following Ueda’s remarks, the yen strengthened as much as 0.4% to ¥157.34 against the dollar, after earlier hovering around ...

U.S. President-elect Trump plans major immigration crackdowns, focusing on deportations, birthright citizenship, and ...

The normally ice cool Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen got hot under the collar as she was sent packing 7-6 (3), 6-3 by the ...

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board first recommended that cockpit voice recorders be fitted with an independent ...

The Japanese star, who won in Melbourne in 2019 and 2021, dropped the first set against 20th seed Karolina Muchova before ...

It’s increasingly clear that the currency regime, which inevitably ties the city’s lending rates to those of the U.S., is ...

The former mayor of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture aims to field candidates in July's Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election ...

Japan saw a record of nearly 37 million foreign visitors in 2024, the latest data from the Japan National Tourism ...