Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will hold talks with his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu-back, in his hometown of Yokosuka on Friday, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday. In their meeting ...

A Japanese court on Tuesday sentenced a man to 12 years in prison after driving a Porsche at up to 268 kilometers per hour on an expressway near Tokyo and crashing into another car, killing a couple ...

Tokyo is one of the most populous cities on the planet, and with housing prices at a premium, how you commute to work becomes a large determining factor in where you live. As videos on social media, ...

Japanese hotel management firm Hoshino Resorts officially opened OMO5 Yokohama Bashamichi by Hoshino Resorts last 15th ...

From classic opera to a celebration of Iceland, these are the best events in the musical calendar for February ...

Shasta College is hosting a vibrant exhibition of Japanese woodblock prints, featuring masterpieces from the Edo period to ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, are expected to clash in 85 of the 289 single-seat constituencies in the Feb. 8 House of Representatives ...

Municipalities are scrambling to prepare for the Feb. 8 Lower House election within the shortest time frame in recent history.

Crowds gathered at Ueno Zoo on Sunday to bid farewell to Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, the only remaining giant pandas in Japan, ...

Japanese mayor apologises after using ‘human scum’ to insult staff - Takeharu Yamanaka called his colleagues ‘useless’, ...

February in the musical world is not only about romantic concertos for Valentine’s Day. Rather, it’s about new beginnings, green shoots and fresh thoughts. As the nights get shorter, why not spend ...

A low-carbohydrate diet combined with resistance training achieves notable weight loss even in individuals with a high genetic predisposition to obesity.