Somei Yoshino cherry trees reached full bloom on the eastern outer moat of Hirosaki Park here April 22, a renowned viewing ...

Questions remain unanswered about a former faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s diversion of funds pooled ...

Along the way to the famed Takayu Onsen hot springs in this northeast Japan city, this reporter spotted a giant stone robot ...

People take a selfie in front of Hirosaki Castle and cherry blossoms in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on April 21, 2025.

In response to a series of dark gig-related robberies especially in the Tokyo metropolitan area since August 2024, the ...

Crocidolite, a highly carcinogenic type of asbestos, has been found exposed at a hotel damaged by the January 2024 Noto ...

Diplomats and defense chiefs from Britain, the U.S., European nations and Ukraine will meet in London on Wednesday to push ...

An American tourist in his 70s was recently arrested in Japan for possessing a handgun, which he had inadvertently brought ...

Tokyo stocks ended sharply higher Wednesday, with the Nikkei index briefly rising more than 2 percent, as buying was spurred ...

Clam digging started on April 17 at Funabashi Sanbanze Seaside Park in the city of Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, a site ...

Tetsuo Saito, chief of Japan's junior ruling coalition partner, the Komeito party, met Wednesday in Beijing with Wang Huning, ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is slated to make a four-day trip from Sunday to Vietnam and the Philippines as part of Japan's ...