TOKYO -- Japan's influenza season has begun more than a month earlier than last year, prompting health experts to urge people ...

KAMINOYAMA, Yamagata -- The production of dried persimmons, a local specialty and a familiar sight in late autumn, is now at its peak in this northern Japan city, with vivid orange curtains of ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese udon noodle chain Marugame Seimen said Thursday it will lower prices for five of its dishes from ...

U.S. envoys met Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin before heading to Ireland for talks with ...

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Friday that Japan will continue to work closely with the United States and take ...

Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong was named National League MVP on Thursday, ending Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star ...

China is increasingly prioritizing control of the South China Sea to deter U.S. military intervention in the event of a ...

A widespread outage hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook on Thursday, with many users encountering trouble using their ...

Freezer warehouses are being built one after another in Aichi Prefecture as demand for frozen foods expands. In addition to ...

The Cabinet of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi decided Friday to tap 650 billion yen ($4.1 billion) from emergency reserves to ...

Tokyo police said Thursday the number of inquiries from foreign tourists over alleged overcharging in an area of Tokyo's Shinjuku War ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will travel next week to the Philippines and China for meetings ...