Roughly half of children in elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan do not read books -- a 1.5-fold increase over ...

Born with almost no signs of life, Takuro Aoyama is determined to win gold in the marathon when his hometown Tokyo hosts the ...

Lost revenue from illegal online viewing of Japanese manga and other publications worldwide was estimated at around 8.5 ...

North Korea has slammed recent joint drills and security talks between the United States and South Korea and pledged to take ...

Officials from countries most vulnerable to global warming offered searing dispatches of life on the front line of a warming ...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Friday it is not aware of details in a recently released government document on Japan's ...

Indonesian authorities said Friday they have identified a 17-year-old boy as the suspect in an attack that shook a mosque a ...

A federal judge in Oregon ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration failed to meet the legal requirements for ...

Some Japanese department stores and other businesses have continued selling items related to the World Exposition in Osaka, ...

The season for autumn leaves has started in Japan, and many people want to go hiking. But this year, more hikers are worried ...

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has described U.S. President Donald Trump as "a lively and humorous person" ...

The city of Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture has everything. It's a city with a rural vibe and warm and friendly residents, ...