The Japanese Embassy in Laos has issued a warning against child prostitution after a spate of social media posts suggested ...

Oslo police on Friday announced charges against Marius Borg Hoeiby, the eldest son of Norway's crown princess, on multiple ...

Japan's education ministry plans to restrict living expenses support for doctoral students to Japanese nationals only, a ...

The Japanese Supreme Court ruled June 27 that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's decision to reduce welfare payments ...

The Imperial Family's beloved dog Yuri has died due to old age at 16 years and 4 months, a close aide to the Imperial ...

Shohei Ohtani hit a home run for the second straight game and also had an RBI triple as the Los Angeles Dodgers edged ...

With the Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhism's spiritual leader, soon to turn 90, the issue of how to identify his successor, tr ...

All four giant pandas on loan to a western Japan zoo left for China on Saturday, ahead of the expiration of their lease ...

The rate of depressive symptoms was lower among working-age people who consume a Japanese-style diet including rice, miso ...

The former Russian Consulate in Hakodate, Hokkaido, built in 1908 by the Russian Empire and featured in the popular mang ...

Japan's SBI Shinsei Bank said Wednesday it plans to repay by the end of July the remaining 230 billion yen ($1.6 billion) in ...

Japan took the lead but went down 3-1 away to a dominant Spain in a women's football international friendly on Friday, their ...