Ozeki Onosato clinched his third career Emperor's Cup with a championship-deciding playoff victory over rank-and-file ...

Declining birth rates see business slump heralding introduction of nurses dressed as maids, French-style clinic cafes, ...

Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture has unveiled a proposal for its airport to become the third flight hub in the central Kanto region ...

Marking 80 years since the Tokyo air raids of World War II claimed approximately 100,000 lives, people gathered from the ...

The definition of "hikikomori"—people who avoid social participation and generally stay at home—according to criteria used by ...

A sinkhole accident in Yashio is believed to have been caused by damage to an underground sewage pipe. Read more at ...

Japan just took a big step into the future of public transport. On March 5th, in the quiet town of Sakai, Ibaraki Prefecture, ...

With the number of foreigners working in Japan increasing, the highest increases are being seen not in urban but in rural areas, according to an Asahi Shimbun survey.

After 2024 set a new record for tourist numbers in Japan, Rob Goss recommends switching out the biggest draws for these ...

The 18-year-old prince, nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the throne, is scheduled to enter the University of Tsukuba in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, next month.

Ibaraki Prefectural Police have arrested a 45-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of murdering his 65-year-old mother, whose skeletal remains were found wrapped in a blue tarp in a field in the town ...

Culling ancient works from the Asia Society’s collection, Rina Banerjee, Howardena Pindell, and Byron Kim look to the past to challenge ideas of identity and authenticity.