Tokyo police have arrested two Vietnamese nationals on suspicion of breaking into a home in central Japan and stealing cash. The arrestees include Ha Ngoc Tu, 26, a resident of the city of Isesaki, ...

An annual illumination event is lighting up a snow-covered square in front of Towada Art Center in Towada, Aomori Prefecture.

This year's cherry blossom forecast calls for an earlier bloom in the North due to above-average temperatures in the spring.

About 1,200 people joined an anti-discrimination march in Kawaguchi, a city near Tokyo where about 8% of residents are ...

TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- Japan PM mulls to include zero ...

In Wajima, Japan, where hundreds of homes and studios were destroyed, master-class artisans are struggling to keep lacquer ...

Tea ceremony classes in Japan are bearing the brunt of an acute shortage of matcha as a recent global boom in green tea has led to soaring prices of the product. While the farm ministry is seeking to ...

The snowy capital of the island of Hokkaido offers a quieter alternative to Japan’s congested “Golden Route” of Tokyo, Osaka ...

An unremarkable riverside near Tokyo was transformed into a neon wonderland on New Year's Eve as enthusiasts gathered to ...

Saitama Governor Motohiro Ono on Wednesday urged the Foreign Ministry to temporarily suspend Japan's mutual visa exemption agreement with Turkey, in light of disputes involving Kurdish residents in ...

Crime is low but anxiety is rising, fueled by demographics, social media and perception gaps shaping how safety is felt.