Since his big win in the lower house election on Oct. 22, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been talking about proceeding with measures to revise the Constitution, a project that has been close to his heart for most of his political career. However, during ...

Sega's popular video game character Sonic the Hedgehog is famous for running fast, but now it's slowing down to grab a bite to eat with some extra friendly company.

Every day, the towering full-scale Unicorn Gundam statue in Tokyo's Odaiba waterfront district undergoes a transformation, eliciting shouts of joy from visitors young and old, many trying to snap good photos with their smartphones. The 19.7-meter, 49-ton statue of a mobile robot from the popular ...

Whatever you call it, road rage can be deadly. The term "road rage" refers to argumentative and sometimes violent behavior by drivers when annoyed by other road users' actions. It is believed to have been coined in the United States in the 1980s, and had ...

China has shown off its largest and most advanced dredging vessel — which it calls "a magic island-maker" — state-run media reported Saturday. The dredger, the same kind of vessel used to create several China-held islets in the disputed South China Sea, was launched Friday ...

Japan's organized crime syndicates appear to be embroiled in something of a power struggle. Yoshinori Oda, who heads a splinter group that left the Yamaguchi-gumi called the Ninkyo Yamaguchi-gumi, was attacked as he left his house in Kobe on Sept. 12. Oda's bodyguard, Yuhiro Kusumoto, ...

Calling Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump “a big difference from the Obama administration,” Japanese officials are optimistic about the upcoming summit.

A group of Japanese entrepreneurs is setting up internships to get Japan’s inward-looking youngsters more interested in doing business abroad.

A massive U.S. report concludes that the evidence of global warming is stronger than ever — contradicting top Trump administration officials who downplay humans' role in climate change. The report, released Friday, is one of two scientific assessments required every four years. A draft showing ...

Taking a page from former U.S. leader Richard Nixon, current President Donald Trump has warned China that it must do more to rein in North Korea's nuclear ambitions or face "a big problem" with "warrior nation" Japan. "Japan is a warrior nation, and I tell ...

A Los Angeles neighborhood is struggling to preserve its unique cultural identity.

An Dining chef goes out of his way to source his ingredients personally.

As the days draw in and the nights get chilly, what greater pleasure could there be than settling in by a warm hearth stacked with glowing charcoal? One thing only: watching the meal you're about to eat being cooked on it. That's the kind ...

It's immediately clear that Good Luck Curry is a bit different. From the cheery sign by the entrance exhorting "Don't Worry, Be Curry!" to the hip decor and the indie/club-jazz/hip-hop soundtrack, this simple, stylish 10-seater neither looks or sounds like your average Tokyo curry-rice ...

Try to remember: What was the last bar or restaurant you walked into without knowing anything about it at all — no recommendations from a friend, no glowing online reviews? You were out walking around, feeling hungry or thirsty. More than likely, it was on ...

A good way to keep warm during the winter is by enjoying a nice fondue. The combination of bubbly melted cheese and bread can raise the spirits — and warm the stomachs — of anyone in the depths of the coldest season. Sweets chain Cozy ...

In 1900, the future novelist Natsume Soseki — then a scholar of English literature — arrived in London to commence two years of study abroad. Back in Japan, his best friend, the renowned haiku poet Masaoka Shiki, had — as explained in the first ...

Osamu Dazai packs wry humor and warm humanity into seven short stories, as his collection, "Blue Bamboo," inventively blurs the line between fantasy and reality. Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy, by Osamu Dazai, Translated by Ralph F. McCarthy.184 pages KODANSHA, Fiction. The first and last stories ...

Ikigai is the idea that having a purpose in your life is key to happiness. Curious whether ikigai and longevity have a causal connection, software engineer Hector Garcia and writer/translator Francesc Miralles set out to interview the residents of Ogimi, Okinawa, the so-called Village ...

The Niigata Albirex BB's offense performed at a high level on Saturday. Six Albirex players scored in double figures, including B League scoring leader Davante Gardner, who had a game-best 24 points, in Niigata's 95-86 triumph over the host Toyama Grouses. Gardner, a Marquette University alum, ...

Wakaba Higuchi claimed second place after the women's free program on Saturday at the Cup of China. Second after Friday's short program, Higuchi scored 141.99 points in a clean long skate at Capital Stadium to close with a total of 212.52 points, just 1.36 behind ...

Two-time Rugby World Cup winner Australia handed 2019 host Japan a harsh lesson two years ahead of the tournament with a 63-30 win in Yokohama on Saturday. Australia, which beat the world champion All Blacks in Brisbane on Oct. 21, ran in five first-half tries ...

Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Paris Masters on Friday because of a right knee injury, putting in doubt his participation in the ATP finals. The top-ranked Spaniard, who had his knee taped during the third set of his third-round win over Pablo Cuevas, said ...

IOC member Frankie Fredericks was handed preliminary charges on Friday in a French investigation into vote-buying around the decision to award the 2016 Olympics to Rio de Janeiro. An official close to the investigation told AP that Fredericks was questioned Thursday and handed charges of ...

Kohei Uchimura said Saturday he hopes to return to competition in December, after an injury forced him to end his bid for a seventh straight individual all-around title at the world championships. "I'm planning to compete at the moment, but I don't want to push ...

Aaron Rodgers will not decide whether he will play again this season. His surgically repaired collarbone will make that call. Speaking with reporters Friday for the first time since fracturing his right collarbone in an Oct. 15 loss to Minnesota, the Green Bay Packers quarterback ...

Scratch Masahiro Tanaka off the list of potential free-agent pitchers. Tanaka said Friday he will stay with the New York Yankees and not exercise the right to opt out of the remaining three seasons of his contract. "It was a simple decision for me as I ...

Cerezo Osaka captured their first major domestic title on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Kawasaki Frontale in the final of the YBC Levain Cup. Japan international Kenyu Sugimoto opened the scoring with an early strike at Saitama Stadium before Brazilian midfielder Souza netted deep ...