BEIJING/TAIPEI--China’s defense ministry on Friday broke its silence about days of military activities around Taiwan, saying ...

Wanting to see migratory birds, I visited Lake Izunuma-Uchinuma, a bird sanctuary, in Miyagi Prefecture. Countless “dots” ...

Hoshino Resorts Inc. renamed its Tanigawadake Ropeway service on Mount Tanigawadake on Dec. 1 in a shift away from the ...

A nonbinary individual plans to file a petition with the Kyoto Family Court to request a gender-neutral designation on family ...

BANGKOK--There has been a slight drop in the production of opium in Myanmar, the world’s biggest source of the illicit drug ...

Using photographs taken by the public, scientists found startling information about auroras observed around Japan in May and ...

To address growing food waste in the nation, the Consumer Affairs Agency has outlined guidelines for taking home leftovers from restaurants that could make the practice more acceptable and widespread.

Professional translator Kazumi Mukai was taken aback after learning the identity of a person who wrote a letter to her in ...

FUKUOKA—The Fukuoka High Court on Dec. 13 ruled that provisions of the Civil Code and the Family Register Law that do not ...

BANGKOK--Chinese leaders wrapped up a two-day planning meeting in Beijing on Thursday with pledges to take a more proactive ...

France’s central bank governor identified U.S. policies as one of the key challenges facing the global economy, citing the ...

Toyota said Thursday it will build a new paint facility as part of a $922 million investment at its factory complex in ...