Naoko Watanabe, the first woman to summit K2 three times, has also climbed the world's 14 highest peaks

The halt to exports ⁠began shortly after a diplomatic row over Taiwan erupted in November.

Despite coming from different ends of the political spectrum – and lingering tensions between their countries – Japanese Prime Minister Taka...

The Chicago Cubs have for years been trying to build out a pipeline into Japan, where they could benefit from the tremendous talent that fre...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a telephone conversation with his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, on Friday evening.

The live-action French remake of Tsukasa Hojo’s “Cat’s Eyes” manga captured 46% of France’s 15-to-24 audience on TF1 – a figure its distribu...

As Japan considers adding language requirements to permanent residency and other visa categories, it must also reconsider what "proficiency"...

Tetsu Fujimura, the CEO of Japanese IP consultancy and production company Filosophia Inc. and a producer on Netflix’s “One Piece” live-actio...

Takagi, Japan's most decorated Winter Olympian, with 10 medals, retired after her last competition in March.

Ashizawa Akiko, a veteran of more than 70 features and one of the most accomplished cinematographers in the history of Japanese cinema, deli...

Ethylene, made from naphtha derived from crude oil, is used as a material for plastics and fibers.

Polymarket enables users to bet on the outcomes of real-world events, such as elections, using cryptocurrencies.

Netflix boosted its slate of Japanese broadcaster content this week, unveiling a deal to stream a rolling library of NHK drama titles an...

Shoko Kawata, the 35-year-old mayor of Yawata, plans to take her leave later this summer.

Japan's core consumer price index, which excludes fresh food, rose 1.4% in April from a year earlier, the internal affairs ministry said Fri...