An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh left one person dead and sent at least 10 to hospitals Monday and heavily ...

KYOTO--To a prison inmate, even a small box of cookies given by a visitor offers a brief escape from the harsh life behind ...

KAGOSHIMA--Row after row, jars of fish preserved in ethanol fill the shelves at the Kagoshima University Museum.

While Yamagata Prefecture is famed for its snow-deep spa resorts, Asian filmmakers head to the mountains there to hone their ...

Brewmaster Eriko Ota is an unsung hero in Japan for helping to create a beer in a distinctive emerald green bottle unlike any ...

WASHINGTON--President Donald Trump extended a trade truce with China for another 90 days Monday, at least delaying once again ...

The Velvet House, a unique cafe here, is drawing visitors from all over Japan with its slogan “a queer feminist cafe for all.

Tensions ran high among residents and visitors after tsunami warnings were issued along Japan’s Pacific coast on July 30 ...

NAGASAKI--Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki called for an immediate ceasefire in military conflicts around the world during a ...

To combat overtourism, Iriomotejima island, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site in Taketomi, Okinawa Prefecture, has ...

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration imposed an additional 15 percent tariff on all Japanese imports on Aug. 7, denying an ...

Fisherman Motoharu Kase’s three children were playing in the garden of their home in Rausu, eastern Hokkaido, oblivious to ...