The firms are suspected of rigging bids for construction work ordered by the bureau to maintain railroad tracks.

Before I sat down to watch the documentary about him, I had only heard the name Sato Tadao once. It was in an article by Roger Ebert, a piec...

Some 3,000 athletes from over 70 countries and regions are slated to compete in the first Japan-held Deaflympics.

Travis Scott surprised fans with some fun guest appearances at his concert in Tokyo.Scott, 34, was joined by his and ex Kylie Jenner’s daug...

Japan achieves a world-first national sweep of both Red Bull BC One titles on home soil. TOKYO, Nov. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Japanese breake...

A Japanese man has been arrested for putting the 12-year-old to work at his Tokyo massage shop in a suspected human trafficking case.

On Oct. 29, teams from 33 countries scoured Tokyo’s streets for discarded wrappers, crushed cans and half-smoked cigarette butts.

The seven men are believed to be linked to at least 500 fraud cases in Tokyo and three prefectures since February 2023.

The 38th Tokyo International Film Festival and its industry market TIFFCOM unfolded under clearer skies than last year’s typhoon-soaked edit...

Five films screened at this year’s TIFF put migration and its human impact front and center.

Annemarie Jacir’s “Palestine 36” has won the Tokyo Grand Prix at the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival, taking home the top honor and J...

Rithy Panh's Cambodian documentary 'We Are the Fruits of the Forest' won the Tokyo International Film Festival's special jury prize.

'Shogun' producer Eriko Miyagawa and 'Alien: Romulus' director Fede Álvarez were joined by studio production managers and Japanese industry...

Tokyo can’t be reduced to a single trendy suburb: What’s appealing is precisely the incongruity of its locales.

Before Chloe Zhao and Kore-eda Hirokazu sat down for their Tokyo International Film Festival conversation, they had each been crying over th...