A Japanese court has triggered a furious public ... “This is an outrageously light sentence for rape, particularly as the girl was so young,” said Sumie Kawakami, a lecturer at Yamanashi ...

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened tariffs on Japanese goods if the US trade deficit with Tokyo is not equalized, as he met Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Washington. Ishiba ...

The Kaikyokan Aquarium in Shimonoseki is home to the ocean sunfish. An aquarium in Japan has come up with a unique and out-of-the-box idea to cheer up its lonely resident sunfish after the ...

The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 6.8. The Japan Meteorological Agency said it had an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7. The quake began at ...

Japan traffic lights: Basic traffic rules like understanding traffic lights are taught to us during childhood in school and at home. Every regular child knows that Red means stop, yellow means ...

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.

The decision was an 8-1 split, with board member Toyoaki Nakamura dissenting. Following the decision, the Japanese yen strengthened 0.6% to trade at 155.12 against the dollar, while country's ...

There’s no better example of having a case of Mondays than the day after the Super Bowl. Coors Light announced Wednesday that it’s temporarily changing its name to “Mondays Light” in an ...

Japan has granted Egypt $1.17 million to upgrade the Cairo Opera House’s infrastructure and equipment and improve its theatre efficiency. The grant was signed and announced at a press conference ...

Yangon resident Aung Ko Gyi browses stalls for a solar power kit he can use to weather the blackouts that have become a constant feature of life in Myanmar four years on from a military coup. "I ...

Red light therapy is increasingly viewed as a promising treatment for wrinkles, acne, psoriasis, scars and sun-damaged skin, and as a supportive therapy for some kinds of cancer. But does red light ...