The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on Nov. 26 announced a new target to install about 20 gigawatts of next-generation perovskite solar cells--equivalent to powering 5.5 million households--by ...

Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko are set to embark on an official visit to Turkey commemorating the 100th ...

AKITA--Korean-American Jim Chae never forgot the cherished memories from the time his family visited an onsen resort in Akita ...

The Yakumo express service introduced by West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) in April won the top prize at the 23rd Japan ...

SEOUL--A South Korean man has been sentenced to a suspended prison term for deliberately gaining more than 20 kilograms (44 ...

Kyodo News corrected an article that had erroneously said Akiko Ikuina, a parliamentary vice foreign minister, visited ...

The Fair Trade Commission opened an investigation into Amazon Japan on Nov. 26 on suspicion the e-commerce giant violated ...

The Ghibli Museum, Mitaka is inviting visitors to explore the magical lands of Hayao Miyazaki’s stunning animated film “The ...

A species of coral previously not found this far north in Japanese waters has been found to be thriving, a possible sign of global warming, according to an expert.

An increasing number of municipalities have raised the “bathing tax” rate on overnight visitors at “onsen” hot spring resorts ...

Brainiacs from all fields can match wits in a contest to apply quantum computing to major societal issues in March, according ...

To a 37-year-old company employee in Tokyo, the "cute" Japanese spoken by members of globally popular South Korean BTS during ...