Japan and the U.S. on Friday explored the possibility of a trade agreement, Japan's top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, told a briefing, while refraining from commenting how close they are to ...

Video footage of Princess Kako snoozing during a recent flight in Brazil left the Imperial Household Agency fuming and asking ...

WASHINGTONｰｰPresident Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order paving the way for a Nippon Steel investment in U.S.

Japan’s Princess Kako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, was welcomed on Wednesday by Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ...

UTSUNOMIYA—At 26, Koyo Matsuura has reached the average age of retirement for footballers, but the amateur player keeps ...

A sturdy steel gate now greets those wishing to climb 3,776-meter Mount Fuji from the fifth station of the Yoshida trail on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of the sacred mountain.

More families are wading into terraced paddy fields across Japan for the back-breaking work of growing rice under “part-time ...

The new prime minister of Mongolia has pledged to address the economic demands of protesters after their daily rallies led to ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, have finalized a plan to provide cash to the public ...

People caught reselling rice for a profit, including the government’s emergency supplies, will face a fine or even ...

A veterinarian has died after showing symptoms consistent with a potentially deadly infectious disease transmitted by ticks ...

PARIS--A sushi chef for only a few years, Chizuko Kimura became so adept at the craft that her restaurant here won a Michelin ...