Famed wild deer in the city of Nara appear to be growing increasingly frustrated with tourists who make them wait to munch on crackers while trying to frame the perfect photo.

In September 2016, freelance journalist Yutaka Hasegawa touched off a firestorm of criticism after writing in his blog that diabetes patients receiving dialysis should pay for the treatment themselves instead of using public health insurance. He argued that it was their "corrupt" lifestyles that ...

Japan is thriving on foreign investments and a tourism boom that combined to drive its current account to a record high surplus of ¥21.87 trillion last year, data show.

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence talks up the Japan-U.S. alliance and Washington’s resolve to dismantle North Korea’s arsenal, during a visit to Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo.

Takeshi Niinami, chief executive officer of Suntory Holdings Ltd., believes that companies and governments need to offer proper training and education to their employees with a long-term view toward new technologies as people still lack the skills needed for "the fourth industrial revolution." "Technology will ...

Seven search and rescue experts fly over with specialized equipment to help locate survivors in the crucial first 72 hours after the deadly temblor.

The Japanese and foreign victims last year included over a dozen high school girls who were tricked into porn videos after applying for cosplay jobs, police data show.

For much of his life, Lee Jong Keun felt he had to hide two aspects of his identity: his status as a second-generation Korean in Japan and his history as an A-bomb survivor.

Tokyo and many parts of central Japan should prepare for the cherry blossom season to arrive early this year, according to a forecast that says winter's icy grip may loosen sooner than usual. Japan Meteorological Corp., an Osaka-based weather forecasting company, released on Feb. 1 ...

Pharmacists in Oita have compiled a guidebook on local fountains of drinkable spa water in the prefecture richest in onsen (hot springs) and spa water output. The guidebook, created by the Oita Pharmaceutical Association, is intended to publicize the benefits of drinking onsen water, not ...

The neighbors don't get along but you are still obliged to invite them all to the party. So where do they all sit? That is the question facing South Korean President Moon Jae-in with less than 48 hours to go before the opening ceremony of ...

Younger South Koreans are either apathetic about or hostile toward North Korea.

Investors think things are looking up — central bankers should stop telling them they're wrong

Netflix Japan's reboot of the reality show "Ainori" features plenty of drama — most of it interpersonal, but some geopolitical. The streaming-era version of the show, a joint effort between Fuji TV and Netflix, debuted last fall. Like the original incarnation that ran from 1999 ...

Back in 1995, some of the movers and shakers of the domestic theater scene got together at various venues around the capital for an event called the Tokyo Performing Arts Market. The aim was simple: connect up-and-coming Japanese artists to the producers and theater ...

Quincy Jones, the legendary music producer behind Michael Jackson, says that the late King of Pop plagiarized some of his hits. "I hate to get into this publicly, but Michael stole a lot of stuff. He stole a lot of songs," Jones said in an ...

Ski jumping legend Noriaki Kasai, competing in his eighth Winter Olympics, placed 20th in the qualifying round of the men's normal hill jump on Thursday night at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre to clinch a spot in Saturday night's finals. The 45-year-old, who appeared in ...

In response to successive scandals involving physical violence, the Japan Sumo Association announced Thursday that a third-party committee has convened and will question every member of the JSA. "Our goal is the preservation of sumo," committee chairman Keiichi Tadaki, a former prosecutor general, told a ...

Mikaela Shiffrin's results may have dipped slightly since he recently described her as the "best ski racer I've ever seen," but former Olympic champion Bode Miller believes the American will be back to her best when the Pyeongchang Games kick off on Friday. Shiffrin reeled ...

World Anti-Doping Agency president Craig Reedie cannot rule out the possibility of the Russian doping scandal carrying over to the 2020 Olympics but is counting on Tokyo to help restore the tainted image of the Olympic Games. Just one day from the opening of the ...

Chikara Tanaka is Japanese basketball's latest boy wonder. So what's the difference between him and other phenoms like Rui Hachimura or Yuta Watanabe, who have crossed the Pacific Ocean to play in the United States? His precocity. Tanaka is only 15 years old. And he has already ...

Shoma Uno looked in good form in a run-through of his short program to "Winter" during an official practice at the training rink beneath Gangneung Ice Arena on Thursday afternoon. The young star landed several crisp quadruple jumps while coming through the session unscathed. Uno ...

Traditional paper cranes and some of the latest technology are on offer as Japan seeks to promote itself as the host of the next Olympic Games in 2020, with organizers hoping to inherit the enthusiasm and fervor of Pyeongchang 2018 hosts. Tokyo will host the ...