The victim was identified as Shizuka Takase, a 37-year-old restaurant worker from Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture.

Global tourism generated nearly $1.6 trillion (about ¥250 trillion) in 2024, about 3% more than the previous year and 4% more than in 2019.

The woman entered the Hakodate Line tracks near Asari Station in Otaru to photograph the ocean with her phone.

U.S. federal prosecutors sought Thursday a prison term of four years and nine months and a three-year probation period after release for Ippei Mizuhara, a former interpreter for Major League Baseball ...

After comprehensive consideration, the prosecutor's office determined that it is difficult to build a case against the Marine.

The 25-basis-point move marks the first rate increase since July and takes rates to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis.

Some LDP members of the assembly kept some revenues from fundraising parties held in 2019 and 2022 for themselves and did not declare the income.

There will be no shortage of interested acquirers for the popular video service, which boasts 170 million monthly U.S. users.

Japan's much-loved tonkatsu pork cutlets come with a mound of freshly shredded cabbage, but a surge in the price of the humble vegetable has prompted chef Katsumi Shinagawa to skimp on servings.

Keys rallied from a set down and saved a match point to stun Iga Swiatek 5-7 6-1 7-6 (8) in a thriller, making her first final at the Australian Open and second at the majors after a run to the 2017 U ...

We will demand more than in the previous year to fulfill our role as a leading industry in Japan,' union group head Masashi ...

Bach is a very classy cat with his tuxedo look and symmetrical markings. He’s also calm and composed under pressure, despite coming from a troubled home. Following a hurried exit from his former abode ...