The country’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry announced in December that it will subsidize efforts by Honda and Toyota Motor to increase their production capacity for fuel cells that convert ...

In the midst of entrance exam season, stressed students seeking a short respite look to eat foods that are believed to bring a bit of good luck.

When I was a kid, I was fascinated by a traditional katana my grandfather had brought home from Japan in 1945. Years later, I ...

Destination dupes are popping up around the world as travellers for alternatives to traditional hotspots or to find road less ...

The increased focus on foreign travelers follows the death of a Hong Kong woman on the outskirts of Otaru. The 61-year-old ...

A foundation that has helped this city recover from the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster will donate a winery to local ...

The French classic car will be exhibited at Ghibli's Grand Warehouse, one of the five areas of the park located in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture.

The Yomiuri Giants were forced indoors by rain for the second straight year, but it didn’t dampen their spirits on the opening day of spring training camps for Japan pro baseball’s 12 teams on ...

All 12 Nippon Professional Baseball teams began their spring training workouts Saturday, with many of them in indoor ...

In the heart of the Japanese mountains, the villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are home to treasures of traditional ...