The Rikyugura sake brewery is looking to the future as it taps into the thriving Japanese whisky market and opened Senshu ...

OTSU—The main hall of Enryakuji temple, a national treasure here on Mount Hieizan, will be restored to its Edo Period ...

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi criticized U.S. President Trump's announcement of a 24 percent reciprocal tariff on ...

Hayes and the other surviving flag raisers were mobilized by the U.S. government to enhance national prestige. For getting ...

BANGKOK—Myanmar's ruling military declared a temporary ceasefire in the country's civil war Wednesday to facilitate relief ...

BANGKOK—The sweeping new tariffs announced Wednesday by U.S. President Donald Trump were met initially with measured ...

KOCHI--The Harimayabashi bridge here, considered one of the three most disappointing sightseeing spots in Japan, has reopened ...

Disgraced celebrity Masahiro Nakai sexually assaulted a former announcer at Fuji Television Network Inc. in a “work-related” ...

Los Angeles Dodgers fans can now celebrate a win--or drown their sorrows after a loss--with a cup of Japanese sake on their ...

South Korean makeup and skincare brands may have dethroned France as Japan’s top cosmetics importer for the first time in ...

A Japanese national may have been among hundreds of people who were inside an apartment building when it collapsed in the ...

To support women facing unwanted pregnancies, a Tokyo hospital has launched a confidential birth program, becoming the second ...