There has been a recent surge of articles in Japan's weekly magazines about diet, health and avoiding illnesses.

96 Problems has created an app that allows you to bring stories with you wherever you go — stories that can be followed in brief glimpses at social media.

The English "penis" — which rhymes with "Venice" in katakana — is the preferred technical term when discussing male genitalia in Japan, but even that seems to be taboo in broadcast situations.

The first marine unit since World War II trained to counter invaders occupying far-flung Japanese islands in the East China Sea is activated.

A man is arrested on suspicion of murder after three people — including two of the suspect’s relatives — are found dead at a home in Kagoshima Prefecture.

Police in Hyogo Prefecture arrest a 73-year-old father for confining his mentally ill son to a cage in a prefabricated building for more than 20 years.

The U.S. government's decision to include Russian magnate Oleg Deripaska on its sanctions blacklist on Friday will reverberate around the world because his business empire has a global footprint and counts major multinationals as partners. Washington imposed sanctions on seven Russian oligarchs, 12 companies they ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is looking to create a searchable database of hundreds of thousands of news sources, journalists, bloggers and "media influencers" for the federal government, a move a DHS spokesman called "standard practice." In a job request posted last week to ...

A museum displaying items related to Japanese Christians persecuted in the 17th to 19th centuries recently opened at a major Catholic church in Nagasaki, a candidate site for the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list. The museum was set up on April 1 at Oura Church ...

A public elementary school in Tokyo's upscale Ginza district has welcomed new students amid a lingering controversy over its pricey Armani uniforms. On Friday, all 56 first-graders — except one absentee — wore the Armani outfits proposed by Taimei Elementary School. While not formally required, the ...

Japan has notified the World Trade Organization of its intention to join as a third party the United States' complaint against China over alleged theft of intellectual property, a source has said. If China and the United States approve Japan's participation, Tokyo would be able ...

Hideki Nakahara, 66, is a retired Japan Airlines employee with years of experience in human resources. He graduated from Kyoto University with a degree in educational sociology. He is a great listener who can offer advice on everything from life and relationships to careers. He is married ...

Founder of Japan Centre and Shoryu Ramen says the U.K. is now his home.

Hiragai (平飼い), or free-range husbandry, where the animals can move around freely outdoors for at least part of the day, is still a somewhat foreign concept in Japan.

Since 1781, Izuu has been making saba-zushi the true Kyoto way and has no plans to change their recipe now.

Though Lucky Gyoza Center has been open less than a year, it has a great range of delicious dumplings. It is rather sticky though.

With tastes for premium Japanese sake on the rise, new opportunities to drink sake abound in Hong Kong and Macau.

More and more non-Japanese foods that were once impossible to find in Tokyo have become available in recent years. The quality can be hit or miss, but it is out there, waiting to be devoured. But what do you do when you get a ...

There is an astounding authenticity permeating Peace's writing on Japan, as if he is painstakingly recreating the biography of an entire nation and age.

Losing face and the public humiliation associated with it is something that we all dread but, in Kobo Abe's 1964 fantasy "The Face of Another," the metaphorical term is made real.

Based on interviews with the hijackers and their wives over several trips to North Korea, journalist, author and editor Koji Takazawa's "Destiny" tells the story of the group of student radicals who hijacked a plane and redirected it to North Korea in 1970.

Robert Dozier put an exclamation point on his banner performance on Saturday night, making a go-ahead 3-pointer with 54 seconds remaining. The San-en NeoPhoenix went on to defeat the host Toyama Grouses 74-73, ending a six-game losing streak. Dozier, a University of Memphis alum, led the ...

Asian champions Urawa Reds finally picked up their first win of the J. League season after beating Vegalta Sendai 1-0 on Saturday in caretaker manager Tsuyoshi Otsuki's first league game in charge. Urawa went into the game at Saitama Stadium in crisis mode after firing ...

Right-hander Edison Barrios allowed a run in 6-1/3 innings Saturday to help the Yokohama BayStars snap a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Hiroshima Carp. Barrios (1-1) held the Carp scoreless through six innings at Mazda Stadium, and Hiroki Minei's two-run homer ...

New South Wales Waratahs defeated the Sunwolves 50-29 in a try-fest on Saturday as the home team fell well short in its latest bid for a first Super Rugby win this season. On a chilly afternoon, the Sunwolves (0-6) were let down by errors all ...

Spain's Rafael Nadal returned to action with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 Davis Cup win over Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber on Friday to set a record for the longest winning streak in the competition's history. World No. 1 Nadal had not played since he retired from his ...