In a career spanning more than 50 years, Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano has gained a following as an animator, illustrator, ...

Takashi Murakami has officially lifted the curtains to Ohana Hatake, his newest creative venture and first-of-its-kind ...

A court in Greenland has again decided to extend the custody of anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson, until Dec. 4, while ...

Japan’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region for a restart, the first rejection under safety standards that were reinforced after the ...

The U.S. dollar scaled a fresh 6-1/2-month peak against other major currencies on Wednesday and the Japanese yen fell to its ...

The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven is considering going private by buying back its own shares in a bid to avoid a takeover by ...

Hedge fund Effissimo Capital Management has bought a 2.5% stake in the struggling Japanese carmaker, disclosures on Monday ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, battered in parliamentary elections last month, has survived a rare runoff vote against the opposition to remain the country’s leader but he still faces turmoil ...

Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children. This is perfect material for ...

By the time many received the government's flood alert, water was already surrounding cars, submerging streets and pouring ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty commended distinguished relations between ...

Japan’s Defense Minister Gen Nakatani was welcomed aboard a South Korean warship during its port call near Tokyo on Wednesday, a first for a Japanese defense chief, as the two countries step up ...