Independent watchmaker Jiro Katayama always thought he would spend his days working alone on a shoestring budget in his ...

BERLIN--“Ordinary Life,” a Japanese-French animation co-production directed by Yoriko Mizushiri, won the runner-up Silver Bear Jury Prize at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival in the short ...

The nation’s first freight-only Shinkansen bullet train is expected to go into service between Tokyo and Morioka this autumn.

SAITAMA--A previously unknown oil painting of a black cow presumed to be by artist Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968) has ...

Emperor Naruhito turned 65 on Feb. 23, vowing to reaffirm his commitment to peace with the approaching 80th anniversary since ...

More than 200 death certificates were issued under the name of a doctor with dementia at a hospital here, where officials are ...

Warren Buffett said on Saturday that his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway will likely increase its ownership in the five ...

The ruling coalition and opposition Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) agreed to education and social welfare policies ...

Parents in Japan often try to give their offspring a leg up by ensuring they learn early on how to use the abacus.

Trust in the electoral system that underpins democracy could be seriously undermined if campaigns are marred by activities ...

BANGKOK--An airlift carrying more than 1,000 Chinese nationals who had worked at online scam centers in eastern Myanmar began ...

Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding posted its fastest revenue growth in more than a year, beating analyst ...