Thai police last month raided a residence in Pattaya where an alleged telephone swindling operation was taking place. They discovered 15 Japanese nationals suspected of calling retired people in Japan and fooling them into purchasing electronic money. Japanese police say they will arrest the ...

There's a right way and a wrong way to do everything — and you're probably doing it wrong. All the activities of life — big and small, monumental and trivial, from waking to sleeping, bathing to eating, dressing to undressing, working to playing — raise ...

Video games usually have some level of conflict or pressure — solve this puzzle, blow up this machine, defeat this monster and so forth. That’s not the case with Inasa Fujio’s “The Inaka Project,” a first-person narrative game that leisurely takes players through Japan’s ...

The anonymous 14th-century chronicle "Masukagami" ("The Clear Mirror," translated by George Perkins), dramatically details the trials and errors of Emperor Go-Daigo, the 96th emperor of Japan.

One of North Korea's top nuclear negotiators with the United States has served up mild criticism of remarks by White House national security adviser John Bolton, calling him "dim-sighted" — the second condemnation of a top U.S. official in days. On Saturday, the North's official ...

A weeklong series of events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre was to culminate Saturday with a remembrance ceremony celebrating the lives of the 13 victims slain in the rampage. On April 20, 1999, two Columbine students, just three weeks shy ...

Former Justice Minister Okiharu Yasuoka, in office in 2000 and again in 2008, dies of cancer at the age of 79.

The J-Village national soccer training center in Fukushima Prefecture resumes full operations eight years after it was converted into an operational base after the 3/11 disasters.

History shows cities that flourish due to maritime trade have a reputation for some of the world's most colorful, complex, and corrupt local politics. That includes the port of Osaka, which was trading with China and the Korean Peninsula more than 1,000 years ago. So ...

A blind Japanese sailor on Saturday successfully completed a near two-month, nonstop voyage from San Diego to Fukushima Prefecture, making him the first person to make a blind sailing across the Pacific Ocean. Joined by a sighted navigator, it was 52-year-old Mitsuhiro Iwamoto's second two-person ...

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko returned to Tokyo on Friday after a three-day trip to Mie Prefecture for ceremonies at the Grand Shrines of Ise, where the Emperor reported his abdication set for April 30. About 60,000 people gathered along roads and railway tracks and ...

At a meeting of all Cabinet ministers earlier this month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he wanted Reiwa to be the name of the next Imperial era.

U.S. authorities on Thursday arrested a former U.S. Marine who is a member of a group that allegedly raided the North Korean Embassy in Madrid in February and stole electronics, according to two sources familiar with the arrest. Christopher Ahn was arrested and had been ...

Keidanren, the nation's top business lobby, and Japanese universities are expected to agree to let more companies introduce year-round hiring of new graduates, sources have said. Officials from the two sides, set to meet on Monday, are likely to agree to review the current practice ...

Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya and U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan agreed Friday to step up cooperation both in the search for an F-35A fighter that crashed off Aomori Prefecture and in the investigation into the cause of the accident. Iwaya and Shanahan reached the ...

The foreign and defense chiefs of Japan and the United States confirm for the first time that Article 5 of the two countries’ security treaty could apply to cyberattacks against Japan.

It is in everyone's interest to consider how technologies such as self-driving cars will navigate life-or-death ethical dilemmas in the real world.

Twenty-five-year-old Sotaro Ito lives in a 9.46-square-meter apartment with a loft in the capital's retro-hip Koenji district. His apartment looks more like an office cubicle, with a desk and computer chair dominating a third of the room. A reading pillow is propped up against one ...

From working at McDonald's in Himeji to making noodles for Japanese restaurants in America, Shuichi Kotani has always looked for and taken opportunities.

Made with a fragrant, high-quality dashi and fresh, seasonal ingredients, you can't get more Japanese than this osuimono soup.

Located in the quiet backstreets of Yoyogi-Uehara, Sio is compact and simply furnished. But it boasts a sense of style that would be the envy of many places in far buzzier parts of town.

With its old-school wooden frontage and bold white noren curtain, the chances of you missing Kurocyodo are slim. No prizes for guessing what the specialty is here: The calligraphy for unagi (freshwater eel) is unmistakable.

With a seemingly endless menu of hearty and tasty options, Daimon Okonomiyaki Dojo has made a name for itself as a must-visit okonomiyaki restaurant.

Tucked away in the Harajuku back streets, Gomaya Kuki offers ice cream and other unique desserts packed with a sesame-flavored punch.

Jeff Kingston's "Japan" is a concise, highly readable overview of Japan's political evolution from 1945 to the present, observed from an overarching historical perspective.

The Works by Japanese Women series wraps up by examining the various English translations of two of Japan's greatest works of literature, both penned by women: "The Pillow Book" by Sei Shonagon and "The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu.

Reigning Olympic and former world champion Yuzuru Hanyu delighted fans on Saturday by taking part in a ceremony in his hometown of Sendai to unveil the design of a new monument celebrating the superstar figure skater. Six hundred lucky lottery winners picked from among some ...

K-pop sensation BTS scored another record on Friday, becoming the first South Korean act to top Britain's album chart. The seven-member group's new album, "Map of the Soul: Persona" went straight in at No. 1, days after their single "Boy With Luv" broke the YouTube ...

The race for the final two playoff spots will be determined on the final day of the regular season. Still in the hunt: The Nagoya Diamond Dolphins, Kyoto Hannaryz and Toyama Grouses. Nagoya has a 32-27 record, while Kyoto and Toyama are both 31-28 entering ...

Japan's women lost all three of their matches on Saturday, while defending champion New Zealand missed its chance at a consecutive-victories record in the Kitakyushu Sevens, the fourth leg of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. Playing on home soil, the Sakura Sevens lacked the ...

There were four players, all pitchers, on the hero interview podium for the Chiba Lotte Marines on Saturday afternoon. One for each win of their current run. Mike Bolsinger threw six innings, the Lotte batters came up with just enough timely hitting and the suddenly streaking ...

Taylor Jungmann threw eight innings and closer Ryan Cook completed the shutout as the Yomiuri Giants defeated the Hanshin Tigers 2-0 on Saturday. Jungmann (2-0) pitched out of a couple of jams after allowing three hits and four walks, and was backed by a two-run ...

Japan is in control of its Fed Cup World Group II relegation showdown against the Netherlands following singles wins by Misaki Doi and Nao Hibino on Saturday. Hibino easily overcame Dutch No. l Bibiane Schoofs 6-1, 6-2 after Doi beat Richel Hogenkamp 6-3, 6-4 in ...

Once again, the stage was set for Andres Iniesta to dazzle in front of a gigantic crowd at Saitama Stadium. But once again he was a no-show, disappointing large contingents of both traveling supporters and media who anticipated a chance to see the former Barcelona ...