Japanese telecom giant NTT Docomo Inc. will retire its set of original emoji whose release 26 years ago helped shape the ...

The creation of the "Japan-EU Competitiveness Alliance" is expected to be announced at a regular summit meeting being ...

By Damian Flanagan There is a curious historical footnote that tends to be forgotten about the Japanese imperial expansion of ...

The stately main building at the former Kyushu Imperial University's Faculty of Engineering here boasts a cutting-edge design ...

By Bill Emmott, independent writer, lecturer and international affairs consultant ...

TOKYO -- An organization in Saitama Prefecture has drawn criticism for holding "junior survival school" events featuring ...

Japan's population decline is accelerating much faster than predicted by the government. The nation cannot afford to ignore ...

The municipal government here announced on June 6 that it had received a donation of 20 kilograms of gold -- worth ...

Japan's leading shogi organization on Friday picked the first female chief in its 101-year history as part of efforts to ...

A Chinese tourist was slashed by a knife-wielding person on a street in Kyoto on Friday evening after the two men had an ...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Japan and the United States have "yet to find common ground" on tariff issues, Tokyo's top negotiator ...

Suzuki Motor Corp. has halted production of its flagship Swift compact hatchback due to China's export restrictions on ...