Two Santa Barbara County leaders from opposite ends of the political spectrum cordially passed the gavel Tuesday as 2nd ...

A strong earthquake shook western Japan on Tuesday, but no major damage or life-threatening injuries were reported.

The United States has informed Japan of its hope to additionally use heavy weapons, such as antitank missiles and rocket launchers, in the Marine Corps' live-fire training at five firing ranges of the ...

TOKYO -- A 14-year-old photographer in central Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture is hosting his first solo exhibition in a bid to save a beloved local train line that is facing financial difficulties.

TOKYO - Sanrio Co. will open a museum about its history as well as its founder and honorary chairman Shintaro Tsuji, 98, next April in Kai, Yamanashi Prefecture, the company announced on Dec 10.

The laundry factory that employed foreign workers, including Arif, outside their status of residence is pictured in Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Sept. 21, 2025. (Mainichi/Yuka Asahina) Japan has ...

Bereaved families and others mourned the nine victims of an expressway tunnel ceiling collapse in central Japan on Tuesday, the 13th anniversary of the disaster. Outside the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo ...

Families in the U.S. and around the world are having fewer children as people make profoundly different decisions about their lives. NPR's series Population Shift: How Smaller Families Are Changing ...

Members of a university kanto club perform in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Tradition and religion dictate that only men are allowed to be sashite or pole carriers. Anthony Kuhn is NPR's correspondent ...

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Japan’s once-underwhelming wine industry became the hottest in the business by throwing out the rulebook and embracing its unique terroir. Here are the key players and the best wineries to visit.