Fumiko Takahashi runs a business aimed at foreign tourists, which is heady stuff for a 24-year-old entrepreneur.

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 ...

A study in Japan suggests that peeing is contagious in chimpanzee troops. When one goes, they all tend to go. The question is ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Some Uber Eats delivery drivers in Japan are deliberately rejecting job requests to gamble on a chance of winning a jackpot ...

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

SAITAMA—Parents and children of Chinese heritage are an increasingly common sight at entrance exam venues for competitive ...