Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

KYOTO--Geisha scattered roasted soybeans to exorcise “evil spirits” and bring good fortune in the year ahead during a ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and a fresh 10% duty on those from China ...

SEOUL--In its first direct criticism of the Trump administration, North Korea lashed out at U.S. Secretary of State Marco ...

Neighboring municipalities have grown irate over a surprise plan to build an interim storage facility here for spent nuclear ...

Walking with an Akita Inu dog,” a fitness program to help people enjoy nature through trail walking, is proving popular here.

If you are afraid of heights, please bear with it for a little while,” the train driver called out while blowing shimmering ...

Rescue workers completed building a ramp in a desperate attempt to reach a truck driver trapped for days inside a sinkhole ...

Staff in the Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet at the airport here brace themselves for a stampede every time an Air Koryo flight ...

The chairman and president of Fuji Television Network Inc. will resign over the reported sexual misconduct scandal involving ...

In a dramatic come-from-behind victory, ozeki Hoshoryu clinched his second championship on Jan. 26, virtually ensuring his ...

Even though the Tokaido Shinkansen boasts some of the world’s most sophisticated high-speed rail technologies, it has made ...