1 Hotels, the mission-driven luxury lifestyle brand founded by hospitality visionary Barry Sternlicht, is proud to announce the official ope...

Eight oil distributors are suspected of forming a cartel to fix gas oil prices for corporate clients in Tokyo such as transportation compani...

Masahide Kanayama, a 63-year-old man who lived in the U.S., was brought back to Japan under the U.S.-Japan extradition treaty.

The high court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s decision last year that stripped the group of its status as a religious organization.

The sixth edition of the World Baseball Classic is set to kick off on Thursday, with Japan facing Australia, the Czech Republic, South Korea...

With fancy gadgets and fragrant brews, the Italian specialty coffee brand brings some pizzazz to an already sophisticated java scene in the...

Trading is volatile, with oil recovering from an early drop and share prices following.

Ethiopia's Tadese Takele successfully defended his Tokyo Marathon title on Sunday, edging Kenya's Geoffrey Toroitich in a sprint finish to c...

Kenya's Brigid Kosgei won the women's race in 2:14:29, more than two minutes ahead of Ethiopia's Berukan Welde in second.

The fiery alternative to Japanese hot pot, "huoguo" is a tongue-numbing Sichuan staple that has found many fans in the Japanese capital.

Police suspect the woman took an English proficiency exam last year on behalf of a Chinese man and received about ¥1 million from the man as...

The institution was selected last month to receive aid from the government's ¥10 trillion fund designed to foster universities with world-cl...

Details were not immediately clear, but media reports named the person as Shinnosuke Kawashima, Japanese public broadcaster NHK’s Tehran bur...

China's Commerce Ministry says the move against Japanese firms will prevent the remilitarisation of Japan.

The Skytree is closed on Monday and Tuesday for a safety inspection as officials work to determine the cause.