The rate of depressive symptoms was lower among working-age people who consume a Japanese-style diet including rice, miso ...

Japan's education ministry plans to restrict living expenses support for doctoral students to Japanese nationals only, a ...

The Japanese Embassy in Laos has issued a warning against child prostitution after a spate of social media posts suggested ...

Oslo police on Friday announced charges against Marius Borg Hoeiby, the eldest son of Norway's crown princess, on multiple ...

The Japanese Supreme Court ruled June 27 that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's decision to reduce welfare payments ...

President Donald Trump said Friday that he's suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue with its tax on ...

With the Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhism's spiritual leader, soon to turn 90, the issue of how to identify his successor, tr ...

The Imperial Family's beloved dog Yuri has died due to old age at 16 years and 4 months, a close aide to the Imperial ...

Shohei Ohtani hit a home run for the second straight game and also had an RBI triple as the Los Angeles Dodgers edged ...

A newly opened giant slide in southwestern Japan has been closed after four people sustained broken bones while using i ...

All four giant pandas on loan to a western Japan zoo left for China on Saturday, ahead of the expiration of their lease ...

The former Russian Consulate in Hakodate, Hokkaido, built in 1908 by the Russian Empire and featured in the popular mang ...