Director Akira Kurosawa broke all the rules—and budgets—of Japanese filmmaking with his 1954 classic. But the final product ...

Baumkuchen originated in Germany but has become a wildly popular sweet in Japan, where a prisoner of war on a small western ...

Efforts to teach young children about sexuality are becoming more prevalent in Japan, as educators and local governments turn ...

KUALA LUMPUR – Akie and Chisato Iwai were born just a minute apart and now the identical twins from Japan are making history together on the LPGA Tour. Competing in their debut seasons on the top ...

US President Donald Trump is set to meet Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Monday in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, six years after their previous meeting during the first Trump presidency. Emperor Naruhito ...

TOKYO – US President Donald Trump is set to meet Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Oct 27 in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, six years after their previous meeting during the first Trump presidency. Here are ...

Factbox-Key Facts About Japan's Imperial System as Trump Meets Emperor TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Monday in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, ...

Sanae Takaichi took office on Tuesday as Japan's first female prime minister but on the same day she appointed only two female ministers in a 19-member cabinet. Sanae Takaichi looks to the late ...

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...

Mahjong once had a reputation for being a "pastime for adults" and a form of gambling, but the tile-based game is now growing in popularity among junior high and high school students. The first ...

ISHIBA SHIGERU’S time as Japan’s prime minister is coming to an end. His party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is in crisis: following the departure of its long-time coalition partner, it risks ...