TOKYO, Japan - Japan said it would not fund a UN women's rights committee and suspended a member's visit over calls for the ...

It's easy to think about Harakiri as a critique of ancient Japan, but it's worth examining it as commentary on Japan ...

Two landers owned by US and Japanese companies to carry out separate tests on the Moon's surface. The first minister delivers a rendition of Kimigayo, to welcome Ambassador Suzuki to Wales.

Dao’s fantasy book series “Rise of the Empress” will come to life on the ... The logline of the series goes as follows: “A Fantastical Ancient Asian Empire is on the verge of destruction ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in a poem recited at the annual New Year's Poetry Reading on Wednesday, expressed how he was ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

The Yomiuri Shimbun The Emperor and Empress are seen holding flowers during a memorial service in Kobe on Friday ... Indonesia Launches Free School Meal Program with Support from Japan; Ishiba ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Thursday ...

was the first quake in Japan to register an intensity of 7 on the Japanese seismic scale, resulting in 6,434 deaths and approximately 250,000 houses partially or completely destroyed. After arriving ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.