For foreign women who moved to Japan to work as technical intern trainees, taking maternity leave has rarely been a realistic ...

Japanese media say a sociology student attacked her classmates with a hammer during class after voicing frustration at being ...

Inventor Kentaro Yoshifuji’s robots allow people to work at the Dawn cafe from anywhere in the world – ‘teleportation’ ...

At the end of World War II, the Japanese Unit 731 planned a biological attack on the United States. Tokyo had the ...

Two men in Tokyo, Japan died after choking on mochi around New Years, and now officials are warning others to take care when ...

Two elderly men in Japan choked to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year’s tradition that authorities have issued ...

Analysts say that while the blocked deal could have a chilling effect on Japanese investment into the US, any damage to their ...

This pasta joint in the heart of Tokyo’s otaku culture district serves supersized pasta portions. Choose your sauce and toppings to create a 6lb pasta mountain! Be sure to try the ‘napolitan’ sauce, a ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will attend Donald Trump's inauguration as U.S. president on Jan. 20, ensuring that a ...

Japan will give Indonesia two high-speed patrol boats, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday, as Tokyo seeks to boost ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will travel to South Korea on Monday to shore up security cooperation between the ...

Tokyo topped the rankings of Japan's 47 prefectures in terms of the amount of spending money adults have, followed by ...