In response to a series of dark gig-related robberies especially in the Tokyo metropolitan area since August 2024, the ...

Somei Yoshino cherry trees reached full bloom on the eastern outer moat of Hirosaki Park here April 22, a renowned viewing ...

Shota Imanaga gave up five runs and six hits, including three home runs, over 5-2/3 innings as the Chicago Cubs walked off ...

Questions remain unanswered about a former faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s diversion of funds pooled ...

After mustering only two medals at the Paris Olympics, the Japanese women's judo team faces a difficult road as it seeks to ...

OSAKA -- "Earth Mart," a pavilion at this year's World Expo in Osaka, is aiming to explore "new ways of eating" together with ...

Along the way to the famed Takayu Onsen hot springs in this northeast Japan city, this reporter spotted a giant stone robot ...

Japan has taken a major step toward revising the country's retrial system, which has been criticized as making the process of ...

Crocidolite, a highly carcinogenic type of asbestos, has been found exposed at a hotel damaged by the January 2024 Noto ...

Diplomats and defense chiefs from Britain, the U.S., European nations and Ukraine will meet in London on Wednesday to push ...

An American tourist in his 70s was recently arrested in Japan for possessing a handgun, which he had inadvertently brought ...

People take a selfie in front of Hirosaki Castle and cherry blossoms in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on April 21, 2025.