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

As the Year of the Snake approaches in 2025 it time to take a leaf from the wisdom of the snake and align your travel plans with the stars Using the guidance of the Chinese Zodiac and consulted by ...

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

EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video is expanding its fantasy footprint with a green light for Rise of the Empress, an adaptation of Julie ...

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 ...

A study done by the Graduate School of Medical Sciences at Japan’s Kanazawa University finds green tea may be a powerful tool for promoting brain health among the senior population. The researchers ...

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 ...