LONDON (Kyodo) --An Asian university placed higher than continental Europe's leading institution for the first time in the ...

On September 27, the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament was held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, where yokozuna ...

The surviving head of a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary destroyed in the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki is expected to be ...

Tokyo stocks rose Wednesday morning, lifted by artificial intelligence- and semiconductor-related shares on hopes for further ...

Hokkaido University's harassment prevention office determined in July that actions taken by a professors' council toward ...

Former Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka formally announced his candidacy on Sept. 29 for the Oct. 18 rerun mayoral election, ...

At a time when the fight for gender equality is facing a backlash, pressure is mounting for the next leader of the United ...

The prices of 3,153 food and beverage items in Japan are set to rise next month as higher packaging costs stemming from the ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Wednesday to meet with people a ...

The Japanese government is set to submit to the Diet a bill to mandate disclosure of so-called beneficial ownership of legal ...

Uber Japan, Japan Post Co. and others announced on Sept. 29 that they will launch a service allowing people to book public ...

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya told reporters Tuesday that China has a positive view of promoting economic ...