The government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are looking to triple the departure tax to 3,000 yen ($19) per person ...

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An annual chrysanthemum festival is underway at Rakujuen Park in this central Japan city, with this year's theme focused on ...

Osaka Prefectural Police have made a series of arrests and referrals to prosecutors of 34 members of the Nagoya-based ...

Japanese violist Ayaka Taniguchi won second prize Wednesday in an international competition for young musicians held in ...

Amended rules took effect on Thursday permitting police officers in Japan to use rifles to kill bears, in response to a ...

The phenomenon known as aurora borealis or northern lights was observed in parts of Hokkaido on Wednesday night as a ...

The Liberal Democratic Party plans to begin talks as early as next week to revise Japan's three key security documents amid ...

A Pokemon-themed area will open in an amusement park in the suburbs of Tokyo on Feb. 5, making it the first-ever outdoor ...

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized democracies have renewed their opposition to China's ...

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies publicly showed their consensus on Ukraine and S ...

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will make an additional investment of up to $10 billion in the United States o ...