Typhoon No. 26 made its closest approach to the Kanto region on October 1 before heading north without making landfall, while ...

A 35-year-old man has been rearrested on suspicion of persuading a high school girl to expose herself during a video call on ...

Nearly one year after the Osaka-Kansai Expo closed, the former exhibition grounds were opened to the media on October 2, revealing that around 90% of the pavilions and other facilities have been ...

Osaka will launch regular nighttime sightseeing cruises on October 3, offering visitors a new way to enjoy the city ...

Pan Pacific International Holdings (PPIH), the operator of discount retail chain Don Quijote, has announced plans to acquire ...

Tokyo Metro has launched a trial using artificial intelligence and floor projections to guide passengers toward less crowded ...

An Australian tourist who suffered a spinal cord injury after falling from a bridge near a popular sightseeing area in ...

A man suspected of stealing 24 medaka fish from an unmanned roadside shop attempted to destroy evidence by throwing the fish ...

TOKYO - Tokyo stocks fell on September 29, with the Nikkei 225 closing at 65,481, down 396 points, as the September-end ex-dividend adjustment, U.S. stock weakness, higher bond yields and oil-related ...

OSAKA - The 2026 Kishiwada Danjiri Festival brought generations together in Sakai-cho, where young men hauling a four-ton wooden float, veteran organizers guiding its course and a first-year rooftop ...

Time magazine has named Shoko Kawata, the 36-year-old mayor of Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture, among its 100 most influential ...

HYOGO - A 46-year-old doctor arrested on suspicion of dismembering his wife's body and dumping the remains in a river in ...