Mourners gathered at the site in Nara where former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot three years ago on July 8 to ...

Emperor Naruhito, who has made water-related research his life’s work, visited facilities that supply water for Mongolia’s ...

When I recently visited a local library, I came across decorations for Tanabata, the traditional Japanese star festival held ...

Opting for a lie-in as he marked his 41st birthday, Akihiro Shima took stock of his life. The musician didn’t have too many ...

Dinosaur fossils unearthed in Mongolia half a century ago belong to a newly identified species that evolved into the massive ...

An overwhelming percentage of opposition candidates in the Upper House election support a “total ban” on corporate and group donations, but the rate was zero for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, a ...

Some atomic nuclei are not shaped like rugby balls, as a longstanding theory suggests, but are instead somewhat flattened, ...

A popular daytrip from central Tokyo, Mount Takaosan at 599 meters high is seemingly a safe and casual hike compared to ...

SEOUL--An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South ...

KYOTO—A group of geisha and their “maiko” apprentices gathered at Yasakajinja shrine here on July 3 for a traditional ritual ...

NAHA—In a rare and significant move, senior officials from the U.S. Marine Corps stationed in Okinawa Prefecture formally ...

NATO has set a new goal for member nations regarding defense spending, including related expenses, by raising the objective ...