Major Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu on Nov. 14 began selling rice produced in Taiwan, which is about 20% cheaper than the ...

Three people jointly filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government on Nov. 13, claiming that they were unfairly restricted ...

Meiji University in Tokyo said Friday it has acquired the land and building of Hilltop Hotel adjacent to its main campus with ...

Ozeki Hoshoryu narrowly escaped defeat against talented No. 3 maegashira Atamifuji to extend his unbeaten start to the Kyushu ...

North Korea tested exploding drones designed to crash into targets and leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerating mass prod ...

The party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a two-thirds majority in parliament, ac ...

From heat waves to torrential rain and forest fires, countries around the world have been hit by serious natural disasters ...

A Ferrari seized from a delinquent taxpayer has fetched an online public auction record of 171 million yen ($1.09 million), ...

The Nikkei stock index snapped a three-day losing streak Friday as investors bought battered shares, while a weaker yen ...

Five Vietnamese men in Japan have been arrested for allegedly breaking into the home of a fellow citizen in the Chiba ...

The theme park Universal Studios Japan (USJ) in the city of Osaka announced on November 12 that it will open "Donkey Kong ...

Shohei Ohtani won his second straight Hank Aaron Award on Thursday in recognition of his stellar first season with the Los ...