The Nagasaki Lantern Festival, where lanterns illuminate the winter night sky over the city of Nagasaki, began on February 6.

People in Japan were swindled out of a record 324.11 billion yen ($2.1 billion) in 2025 in investment and romance scams on ...

The advisory panel to Japan's justice minister on Thursday submitted an outline of proposed amendments to the criminal ...

Japan and the United States agreed Thursday to speed up selection of the first round of investment projects under a $550 ...

KYOTO -- Geiko and their "maiko" apprentices will perform an elegant dance drama based on the European folk tale "Cinderella" ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Friday it was "sensible" for a South Korean government official to express regret for alleged civilian drone ...

Japan is suffering mounting losses from pirated versions of anime, manga and other creative works. The estimated damage from online piracy last year r ...

With bear sightings and incidents increasing nationwide, a research team at Akita University focusing on the elderly will ...

The pair of animals chosen as mascots of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are stoats -- weasel-like creatures ...

KOBE -- A 36-year-old company employee living in Tokyo experienced being a "mayor for a day" at Nishinomiya City Hall in Hyogo Prefecture on Feb. 10 as a return gift for donating 1 million yen ...

SEOUL (Kyodo) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter has entered the "internal appointment stage" on course to be ...

Junya Ogawa, the newly elected head of the main opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, is a politician known for his emotional delivery ...