The Kanagawa Prefectural Police headquarters is seen in Yokohama's Naka Ward. (Mainichi/Akihiko Yamamoto) YOKOHAMA -- A ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An advisory panel to UNESCO has recommended Japan's traditional knowledge and skills for making sake and ...

This photo taken on Oct. 22, 2024, shows abandoned motels lived in by overstaying Vietnamese in Bando, Ibaraki Prefecture.

Vissel Kobe climbed to the top of the Asian Champions League Elite East standings Tuesday with a 2-0 victory over previously ...

The sixth game of the Japan Series, which decides the No. 1 professional baseball team in the country for the year, was held ...

Veteran southpaw Tsuyoshi Wada has decided to retire after 22 years in professional baseball, the Pacific League champion ...

Japan's parliament will convene a special session from next Monday following the general election, the top government ...

Tokyo stocks rebounded Tuesday on buybacks of technology shares after heavy losses, while investors were focused on the ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese manga artist Kazuo Umezu, known for horror pieces like "Hyoryu Kyoshitsu" (The Drifting Classroom) ...

Naoko Nishimoto stands next to the Mazda RX-7 she has driven for 25 years, in the town of Togitsu, Nagasaki Prefecture, on ...

This image provided by Skyscanner Ltd.'s public relations department shows a beach in Thailand's Krabi, which was the top ...

NARA -- Local authorities here are boosting deer awareness efforts as injuries caused by bucks in Nara Park have been on the ...