Some are trying to circumvent Japan's surname rule for married couples by finding someone who already has the same last name.

Banks and other investors are grappling with soaring bond yields as the central bank seeks to combat inflation in an economy that had previo...

Korean-Japanese romantic comedy series “Merry Berry Love,” starring Ji Chang-wook and Imada Mio, is bowing on Disney+ and Hulu this October....

EXCLUSIVE: Sony’s Screen Gems and Spyglass are developing a reimagining of the Japanese horror film Pulse, with Dave Boyle attached to direc...

Edo Japan, according to novelist Ihara Saikaku, was a world in which love could save or destroy you.

Japanese has a rich vocabulary for sensing moods, social expectations and the subtle signals that shape interactions.

Moscow called the deployment of the powerful weapon on Japanese territory "absolutely unacceptable" and warned of "compensatory countermeasu...

Bear attacks in Japan have hit a record high, with 13 deaths and more than 220 injuries recorded between April 2025 and March 2026. It is a...

A program has been credited with prompting both a recovery in bear numbers — although the animals are hard to count — and fewer encounters w...

Police say the man teamed up with two different women on separate occasions and killed dozens of hamsters in a violation of animal protectio...

The poll by the Children and Families Agency found that 35.1% of those surveyed said they had "no intention" of getting married.

A reporter-turned-farmer, Akiyama had hopes for a younger generation able to think freely.

The Japanese government has decided to provide blankets, tents and other relief goods, and is considering dispatching a disaster relief team...

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi welcomed Belgium's first assignment of a defense attache to its embassy in Tokyo, describing the move as h...

The economic and fiscal policy minister added that next year's budget should properly reflect rising prices and wages "while strengthening t...