Japan's fleet of hybrid-helicopter military aircraft have been cleared to resume operations after being grounded following an ...

The No. 1 reactor at the Takahama nuclear power plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, which is the oldest operating nuclear ...

The Philippine government said Wednesday its law enforcement agencies will be bound to cooperate if the International ...

The New Year’s Eve countdown event at Shibuya’s scramble crossing, a hugely popular tourist spot in Tokyo, has been canceled ...

KYOTO—Tairyu-Sanso Garden here, a government-designated site of scenic beauty that was once closed to the public, is now ...

A private-sector panel highlighted various problems with Japan’s capital punishment system, including the possibility of ...

Allegations of insider trading recently emerged against two officials working for stock market regulating bodies.

CHANGCHUN, China--Crouch through the small metal door and walk down the dark tunnel, and even before you step into the ...

Deep in a dark warehouse the sake sleeps, stored in rows of giant tanks, each holding more than 10,000 liters (2,640 gallons) of the Japanese rice wine that is the product of brewing techniques dating ...

内閣府が15日発表した。GDPの5割超を占める個人消費は0.7%増えた。2四半期連続のプラスで、伸び率も4～6月期の0.6%から拡大した。一方、設備投資は0.2%減り、2四半期ぶりに減少に転じた。プラントの発注や半導体関連が振るわなかった。

旧優生保護法（1948～96年、旧法）の下で不妊手術を強制されたのは憲法違反だとして、聴覚障害のある名古屋市の尾上敬子さん（74）と一孝さん（77）が国に損害賠償を求めた訴訟の控訴審が、15日午後１時10分から名古屋高裁である。弁護団によると、同種の ...

詩人・宮沢賢治の故郷である岩手県花巻市に、一風変わった服屋がある。「食寝（くうね）」だ。秘湯・鉛温泉にほど近く、山や川に囲まれた小さな集落に立つ。