Halloween celebrations are taking place across Japan ahead of October 31, which falls on a Saturday for the first time in six ...

TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average plunged 1,369.36 points, or 2.12%, to close at 63,290.11 at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, ...

HOKKAIDO - Hokkaido University's famous ginkgo avenue in Sapporo has reached its peak autumn color, attracting residents and ...

Hokuyo Bank has launched an agricultural initiative in Hokkaido aimed at addressing a growing shortage of farmers and agricultural workers, with bank employees taking to the fields themselves to gain ...

A series of cyberattacks has exposed millions of personal records belonging to customers of major Japanese companies, including Muji, Matsuya and All Nippon Airways, as well as individuals connected ...

As Japan's population continues to age and the number of elderly single-person households grows, the challenges surrounding lonely deaths, estate clearance and the financial responsibilities of ...

The Japanese government has asked major telecommunications operators to forcibly block access to websites believed to contain ...

Traditional Japanese crafts are finding an unexpected source of skilled workers in prisons across the country, where inmates ...

Halloween celebrations across Japan are becoming increasingly expensive as October 31 approaches, with costume prices nearly ...

U.S. intelligence agencies suspect that a Chinese female intelligence operative developed a close relationship with Nvidia ...

Tokyo stocks extended their recovery on Thursday, October 29, with the Nikkei 225 closing at 64,659.47 points at 3:30 p.m., ...

HOKKAIDO - Japan's first significant snowfall of the season has brought winter conditions to Hokkaido and northern Honshu, ...