GIFU--Two hospitals in this central Japan prefecture believe that inpatients having their beloved dogs nearby could stabilize ...

Under a “rigorous screening” system, Japan will not renew the visas of mid- and long-term foreign residents who have failed ...

A veterinarian has died after showing symptoms consistent with a potentially deadly infectious disease transmitted by ticks ...

Japan’s Princess Kako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, was welcomed on Wednesday by Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ...

Katsutoshi Takegami’s curiosity was piqued when he discovered a wooden box containing a large number of old photos showing ...

WASHINGTONｰｰPresident Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order paving the way for a Nippon Steel investment in U.S.

More families are wading into terraced paddy fields across Japan for the back-breaking work of growing rice under “part-time ...

Frustrated and angry, the remaining residents at an apartment building in Tokyo said they are determined to  continue ...

UTSUNOMIYA—At 26, Koyo Matsuura has reached the average age of retirement for footballers, but the amateur player keeps ...

China’s national security authorities in Hong Kong and the city’s police launched their first publicly known joint operation, ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, have finalized a plan to provide cash to the public ...

Asian shares were trading mixed early Thursday after Wall Street’s rally stalled as investors appeared not to react much to ...