Visitors to Kurobe Gorge, a popular tourist destination renowned for its stunning autumn foliage, can access a previously ...

GENEVA--A rare watch given to John Lennon by his wife Yoko Ono and which was stolen after his death does not belong to an ...

Japan's fleet of hybrid-helicopter military aircraft have been cleared to resume operations after being grounded following an ...

A private-sector panel highlighted various problems with Japan’s capital punishment system, including the possibility of ...

The Imperial Household Agency announced that Princess Yuriko, aunt of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, died on Nov. 15. She was 101.

This farming town of around 9,300 people has learned it needs financial help to accommodate the 2 million tourists who flood ...

The CEO of U.S. semiconductor giant Nvidia Corp. expressed high hopes for Japan’s role in the artificial intelligence ...

Despite the urging of a private-sector panel, the government will not establish a commission to examine the death penalty, ...

KYOTO—Tairyu-Sanso Garden here, a government-designated site of scenic beauty that was once closed to the public, is now ...

Japan has entered a new era of nuclear power generation, as the country's oldest reactor in operation surpassed 50 years of ...

The Hyogo gubernatorial election entered its final stage, with candidates stepping up their promotional activities on social ...

Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, with Shanghai the most ...