Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to join forces, forming world’s third-largest automaker by sales as ...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito, who turned 91 on Dec. 23, continues leading a calm and regular daily life, according to ...

Eighteen years following the bilateral agreement between Japan and the United States, the relocation process for U.S. Marines ...

BEIJING--The Chinese government protested Sunday the latest American announcements of military sales and assistance to Taiwan ...

In line with the glitzy spirit of the holidays, each night the traditional scenery of the Kusatsu onsen area now transforms ...

This seaside city has grown in popularity as an on-location site for TV shows and commercials, thanks largely to an unmanned ...

Takayuki Akimoto can’t get into the Christmas spirit as he heads a group out to destroy what it views as Japan’s financially ...

YAMAGATA--A hot spring resort in this prefecture renowned for its heavy snowfall is offering discounts in accommodation and ...

When Hook was a child, he started his days by jumping off the boat that his family lived on and into the ocean. By age 3, he ...

A university catcher has been hired to formulate strategy for pitchers on a professional baseball team, but he’ll be working ...

Like humans, chimpanzees can rise to the occasion in front of a large audience or fail miserably, scientists said.

At least 1.45 million vacant wooden homes are located in areas vulnerable to severe shaking in long-expected mega-earthquakes ...