Here's the thing about antique china. Most people assume those dusty old plates stacked in Grandma's cabinet are just ...

Nearly every aspect of the country’s life is changing to adapt to the growing elderly population, from its public spaces to its social policies. One of the oldest geishas still working in Japan, Ikuko ...

This photo shows a scene from the sleep game app "Pokemon Sleep." (Mainichi/Suzuko Araki) TOKYO -- Japan suffers economic losses of at least 1 trillion yen (roughly $6.35 billion) annually due to ...

Some of the stabbed victims remain in serious condition. A 38-year-old man was arrested for alleged attempted murder at the factory, authorities said. A man was arrested after stabbing eight people ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s revival of Tokyo’s claim to islets whose symbolic weight far outweighs their size has rekindled an old dispute that may play well with nationalist supporters ...

So, you're wandering through a flea market or maybe scrolling through an online auction site, and you spot that delicate ...

Japanese watchmaker Kurono Tokyo breaks new ground with the Inseki, the brand's first watch to feature a meteorite dial.

AS we move into 2026, there is an urgent need to rediscover self — to reclaim psychological autonomy. Some people over-explain themselves because of poorly healed psychological wounds. Others become ...

Police in Kushiro, Hokkaido have arrested a 72-year-old man on suspicion of property damage after he smashed the glass in the front door of his neighbor’s home. According to police, the man, who is a ...

Police in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture, have arrested a 52-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting his 11-year-old son by grabbing him by the hair and pulling him down, then pulling his ear, ...