Japan-related events in China have been canceled one after another amid growing backlash over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ...

Recent remarks by senior BOJ officials indicate the central bank is willing to revise its monetary policy soon.

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A growing number of companies are targeting a new generation of kids who have grown up with TikTok skin care and make-up ...

The subsidized housing complex that went ablaze on Wednesday claimed at least 128 lives, with hundreds still missing.

The government has said that the remains of five Ainu people will be returned from the Natural History Museum in Britain to ...

New research shows tattoo ink moves rapidly into the lymphatic system, where it can persist for months, kill immune cells, and even disrupt how the body responds to vaccines.

Japan has the highest rate of cremation in the world, and increasingly, that applies to departed pets as well.

Critics say the Trump administration is using an isolated incident to unfairly demonize immigrants from Afghanistan and other ...

In two rural prefectures, dragon myths — and a cave that purports to host some — make for a unique way to explore the ...

The two reportedly discussed a meeting in what would be the first-ever encounter between the authoritarian Venezuelan leader ...