A robot that plays table tennis put Olympian Miwa Harimoto through her paces at a demonstration event organized by the semiconductor industry in Tokyo.

IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi Prefecture—Sake brewery Asahi Shuzo Co. has announced out-of-this-world plans to brew rice wine on the ...

The economic sanctions being mulled by the United States against the International Criminal Court threatens the very ...

FUKUI--A rogue dolphin blamed for attacks that left more than 50 people injured off Fukui Prefecture over the past three ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is planning to meet with Akie Abe, the widow of the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...

SEOUL--South Korea's parliament voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol as authorities investigate allegations of ...

Not long after dawn, Japanese sake brewer Mie Takahashi checks the temperature of the mixture fermenting at her family’s ...

Police have ruled out foul play in the death of actress-singer Miho Nakayama, who was found dead in a bathtub at her home in ...

HIROSHIMA--Authorities here tightened security this year at annual memorial services for the victims of the 1945 atomic ...

Bookings for overseas travel during the year-end and New Year’s holiday period are up sharply and average spending during the ...

The deadline for countries to establish new greenhouse gas reduction targets is approaching. Last month, the Environment ...

Visitors to the popular monkey park here have been delighted by the sight of wild Japanese macaques soaking in hot springs to ...