Japan aims to expand the overseas market size of anime, games and other creative industries to 20 trillion yen ($129 billion) ...

Japanese men are increasingly turning to cosmetics and skin care to sharpen up their image, with those in their 40s and older ...

A 39-year-old father in west Japan's Kansai region is filled with anger and feelings that vigilance is not enough after his ...

The number of students with foreign roots who need Japanese language support is increasing in Hyogo Prefecture in western ...

LONDON (AP) -- British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer sparred Tuesday over tax, ...

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- A court rejected Wednesday an appeal to reopen a 1992 case over the murder of two elementary school girls ...

Two public employees, including one who told subordinates of foreign nationality that he is prejudiced against foreigners, ...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- President Joe Biden issued a renewed warning to China over Taiwan in an interview published Tuesday, ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's real wages in April fell 0.7 percent from a year earlier for the 25th straight month of decline, the ...

Tokyo stocks opened lower Wednesday as exporter issues were sold after the yen strengthened against the U.S. dollar overnight ...

The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud on Tuesday and admitt ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared victory Tuesday for his alliance in India's general election, claiming a mandate to ...