Snow is expected to accumulate in central Tokyo as heavy snowfall is forecast for many parts of the country through Feb. 9, ...

MILAN--Featuring tributes to da Vinci and Dante, Puccini and Pausini, Armani and Fellini, pasta and vino, and other iconic ...

Toyota Motor Corp. on Friday named finance chief Kenta Kon, a close ally and former secretary of Chairman Akio Toyoda, as its ...

It was during the Edo Period (1603-1867), that the Yubara Onsen area transformed into a “tojiba,” a hot spring resort for ...

To reinforce the nation’s coastal defenses against foreign vessels in the final years of the Edo Period (1603-1867), the Tokugawa Shogunate created a new official position called “Niigata Bugyo” for ...

Toyota Motor Corp. said Feb. 6 that Kenta Kon, executive officer and chief financial officer, will be promoted to president ...

Japanese officials are refuting a wave of false claims spreading on social media that allege the government provides special ...

Kindai University announced on Feb. 5 that its team has achieved complete aquaculture of "nodoguro" (blackthroat seaperch) by ...

MILAN--Japan scored twice late on to overcome France 3-2 in their opening match of the women's ice hockey tournament at ⁠the Winter Olympics on Friday, with the French ‌suffering their second ...

U.S. President Donald Trump gave his “total endorsement” of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of a national election in ...

Asia shares traded mostly higher on Wednesday despite a retreat on Wall Street on selling of technology stocks, while gold ...

NARA--In an answer to prayers for more luxury accommodations in Nara, a high-end lodging facility will open on the former grounds of Todaiji temple here in the fall of 2028.