With rural Japan experiencing severe depopulation, some unstaffed train stations and vacant homes are being transfor ...

A local government's decision to promote a bridge as the perfect spot for an Instagramable shot of Mt. Fuji has backfired, ...

Superconductivity, or power transmission with zero electrical resistance, may bring the Chuo Shinkansen maglev rail project ...

Police here are investigating an operation in which over 150 foreign nationals apparently worked illegally as delivery ...

When people think of places to experience the world of Studio Ghibli animation, Ghibli Park in Aichi Prefecture probably ...

A central Japan aquarium offers a rare glimpse of sea otters floating on their backs and using rocks like masterful chefs to ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Some 81 percent of people in Japan feel "more uneasy than hopeful" about U.S. President Donald Trump, who ...

T-4 training aircraft recently crashed into a large reservoir in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, about two minutes af ...

Seventy racing pigeons worth about 1.4 million yen (roughly $9,600) were stolen from a 73-year-old farmer in the city of ...

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani crushed his major league-leading 16th home run, going long for the third straight game ...

Japan and South Korea plan to set up dedicated entry lanes for tourists visiting each other's countries at four airports in ...

Machida Zelvia stopped second-place Kashiwa Reysol's 11-game unbeaten run in the J-League first division on Saturday, claimi ...