OSAKA--A work of art from the classical era that drew huge crowds at Osaka Kansai Expo 2025 will not return to Italy when the ...

Confectionery maker Meiji announced plans to sell chocolate-flavored foods made with cell-cultured cacao in the United States ...

KYOTO—A sign on a train platform directs visitors to “The Future,” a pink-colored venue filled with cuteness that has made ...

Researchers plan to install the first Japanese radio telescope in Antarctica to study how stars are formed, enhancing the ...

KYOTO—When the phone call came at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, Susumu Kitagawa thought it was just another annoying telemarketer ...

MATSUYAMA--Global warming forced mikan farmer Junichiro Nishihara here into growing more heat-resistant avocados.

The Kumamoto prefectural police have recruited a new official mascot but unlike other popular characters, Warumon is not to ...

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc. plans to contribute about 100 billion yen ($653 million) to a regional fund in Niigata ...

Kura Sushi Inc., a major conveyor belt sushi chain, plans to continue offering dishes inspired by 70 countries and regions at ...

BEIJING--China tightened its rare earth export controls on Thursday, expanding restrictions on processing technology, barring ...

TAIPEI--Taiwan will accelerate the building of a “Taiwan Shield” or “T-Dome” air defense system in the face of the ...

Powerful Typhoon No. 22 swept through the Izu island chain south of Tokyo early on Oct. 9, dumping record rainfall on the ...