A truck that stopped at an intersection in Shizuoka Prefecture drew the attention of young pedestrians who quickly pulled out ...

KAWAGOE, Saitama Prefecture—The Ichibangai shopping street here is lined with quaint warehouse-style merchant houses and ...

Director Neo Sora’s first feature film “Happyend” portrays the sparkle and pain of youth in a cool manner. But it also sounds ...

Human gut microbiota, the bacteria and other micro-organisms found in the digestive tract, can influence the emotions of ...

A weed described as “the worst alien species on the planet” has been discovered for the first time in the northeastern Tohoku ...

Shin Oebori coaches the Fukagawa Hawks youth baseball team in Tokyo, and he is very aware how Los Angeles Dodgers superstar ...

Kawasaki Motors Ltd. is kickstarting the future with its sleek futuristic-looking motorcycle that is powered by hydrogen but ...

In late August, six trainees were drawing anime characters under the guidance of an instructor at a room in a major anime ...

Japan’s education ministry will start encouraging schools to hire Olympians and Paralympians as teachers as part of a move to ...

Fast Retailing Co., the parent company of Uniqlo, reported annual sales surpassing 3 trillion yen ($20 billion) for the first ...

With Halloween around the corner, Tokyo administrators are exploring ways to curtail the rise in public drinking, noise and ...

This time, go professional Ryo Ichiriki could hold back the tears at the recent closing ceremony for the Ing Cup and smile at ...