Autumn-themed projections of yokai characters from the manga series “Gegege no Kitaro” can now be seen along Mizuki Shigeru Road in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture.

For centuries, tea has been indispensable to Japanese life. More than just a mere beverage, Japanese Green Tea not only ...

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer accused of intentionally ramming his car into a Mexican construction worker in Houston was indicted by a grand jury Friday on a charge of aggravated ...

Israel’s final election results confirmed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies lost their parliamentary majority and that weeks of difficult negotiations among very different parties, from ...

Pope Leo XIV has become the first pontiff to vote in a U.S. general election, casting a mail-in ballot in a contest that will decide America’s political future as the Trump era slowly comes to an end.

Will Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who led the attacks on the Palestinian territory of Gaza, remain in office, or will he step down?

Tokyo Ramen Festa 2026 kicked off Friday at Komazawa Olympic Park in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo. This year’s event, which runs through Tuesday, features 12 ramen booths covering famous styles from Hokkaido ...

A sell-off for tech stocks got even worse Friday on worries that Wall Street’s frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology sent prices too high.

Four men were arrested on suspicion of robbery and trespassing for allegedly stealing popular Pokémon trading cards worth a combined market value of about ¥26.9 million.

The Hakodate International Art Festival, produced by TERU, the lead vocalist of the rock band “GLAY” which originates from Hakodate, Hokkaido, will be held in the eponymous city in the fall of 2028.

The government established headquarters for promoting the development of a secondary capital, headed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, to coincide with the related legislation going into effect, on ...

Diet members are representatives sent to the legislature by the people, who hold sovereign power. Reducing the number of Diet seats will only serve to narrow the channels through which the people’s ...