Former yokozuna Hakuho is expected to hold a press conference on June 9 to announce his retirement from the Japan Sumo ...

A zookeeper demonstrated the daring task of brushing a hippo's teeth during a special event at Osaka Tennoji Zoo in this ...

Japan's agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi thanked the private sector for swift sales of government stockpiled rice ...

A passenger car crashed through the fence on the side of a bridge and fell onto the shoulder of an expressway in this central ...

A commercial whaling ship returned to a port in northeastern Japan on Monday carrying 25 fin whales taken in the Sea of ...

Member countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted an agreement at a general meeting that sets forth a response ...

Along the Nikaki River in the city of Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture, known as the "home of fireflies," Genji fireflies can now ...

Japan's top tariff negotiator is arranging to visit the United States later this week for a fifth round of ministerial-level ...

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Tokyo stocks dropped sharply Monday morning on selling spurred by concern about U.S. tariffs after President Donald Trump's ...

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TOKYO -- In Tokyo, some special day care centers give cooking classes to seniors. One of these places is called "Nanairo ...