Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese ...

The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some using walkers. Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their ...

Observers say the former boy band member’s fall from grace echoes music mogul Johnny Kitagawa’s decades of sexual abuse.

Two-thirds of Japanese companies are experiencing a serious business impact from a shortage of workers, a Reuters survey ...

Executives at a leading Japanese bank apologized and took pay cuts on Thursday after police arrested an employee who ...

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

Japan's foreign minister said on Friday he would highlight the economic and national security value that the United States' ...

The local star's Once Upon A Time brand has booths in Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe and three locations in Tokyo. Read more at ...

Okinawa, known for the rich beauty of its diverse islands, offers visitors a tropical climate, broad beaches and coral reefs.

Before Marie Kondo stormed into the global consciousness, Hideko Yamashita taught Japan the art of creating tidier spaces.

He wears a black bodysuit and a white mask, speaks in an electronically altered squeaky voice and makes creepiness his ...