LIVIGNO, Italy - Less than a year after a shock exit at the snowboard world championships, Kira Kimura shot to stardom with ...

It was during the Edo Period (1603-1867), that the Yubara Onsen area transformed into a “tojiba,” a hot spring resort for long-term stays aimed at recovery from illness and relaxation. More than 30 ...

Highways slice through forests and other habitats as if they got there first, while wildlife usually suffer the consequences.

The high public approval rating for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet has given a significant and potentially decisive boost to many Liberal Democratic Party candidates running in single-seat ...

Kimi Onoda, the new darling of Japanese conservatives, has won over the public with her fighting spirit. A senator and government minister, the video game enthusiast in her 40s now holds a central ...

Japanese political party leaders are visiting key constituencies in the campaigning for Sunday's election for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament. Pri ...

Japanese sake brewers have shipped out limited editions produced in the early hours of Risshun, the day that marks the start of spring in the lunar calendar.