BEIJING--Chinese conglomerate Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart has announced that it will sell the Hoshino Resorts Tomamu in ...

As many as 19,039 people with dementia were reported missing in 2023, a record high since 2012 when police began keeping ...

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged to a record close of 40,913.65 on July 4, as high-tech stocks continued to rise and the ...

Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki lodged a strong protest at the Foreign Ministry on July 3 in Tokyo amid a series of suspected ...

In a landmark victory for aging plaintiffs, the Supreme Court on July 3 again ruled that the former Eugenic Protection Law ...

For the first time in more than three decades, regular employees in Japan will see a hike in their paychecks exceeding 5 ...

Japan issued its first new banknotes in two decades Wednesday, yen packed with 3D hologram technology to fight counterfeiting ...

The judiciary has made clear it holds the state accountable for inhumane acts committed under the old eugenics law in urging ...

Japan’s government has finally eliminated the use of floppy disks in all its systems, two decades since their heyday, ...

U.S. pop artist Keith Haring visited Hiroshima during the Cold War when the threat of nuclear Armageddon was high.

July 8 will mark two years since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed while delivering a speech at a campaign ...

Hunters here are declining job offers to battle adversaries that are far superior in physical strength, speed and stealth and ...