U.S. preorders for the Nintendo Switch 2 kicked off shortly after the clock struck midnight Thursday. But chaos soon ensued ...

Heat from lighting equipment used to film a drama has left a scorch mark on the floor of Rinkokaku, a national important ...

Bank of Japan chief Kazuo Ueda on Thursday emphasized the importance of central bank independence in maintaining economic ...

TOKYO -- Three artifacts described as "dogu" earthenware figurines from Japan's ancient Jomon period were removed from the ...

Rice prices in Tokyo surged more than 90 percent in April from a year earlier, despite recent stockpile releases by the ...

Tokyo stocks rose Friday morning, lifted by some exporter issues as the yen weakened after the Japanese finance minister said ...

The European Union is preparing a proposal to impose export restrictions on all eel species under an international agreement ...

Lion cubs born at a safari park in this central Japan city last month have been on special display since April 21, ahead of ...

An elderly couple from this southwest Japan city has donated a high-tech ambulance to the city's fire department to ...

Japan's government on Friday unveiled a package of emergency economic measures to counter the adverse effects of U.S.

Four automobile mechanic trainees died after their car crashed into a water gate on a river in central Japan on Thursday, ...