Mir, a male cat presented by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake, died on Tuesday. It was 12.

The inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will interfere with the safe development of artificial intelligence, ...

Chikaranomoto Holdings Co., which operates the Ippudo ramen restaurants, will sell a limited quantity of low-sodium ramen for ...

A mass burial site where the remains of Japanese soldiers were interred by the U.S. military on Peleliu Island, a fierce ...

Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations, is set to receive the Nobel Peace Prize ...

Five years have passed since Makoto Uchida became president of Nissan Motor Co. The company has been forced to carry out ...

JOETSU, Niigata — Iwanohara Vineyard Co., a wine making company in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, will on Dec. 7 begin sales of ...

Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko flew to Turkey on a government plane from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday ...

About 87% of Chinese respondents said they have an unfavorable view of Japan, according to a recent public survey jointly ...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi is set to serve as commander of the International Space Station, ...

The Ishikawa Prefectural Wajima Institute of Lacquer Arts in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, held its entrance ceremony on ...

The government’s coercive decision-making has led to confusion in people’s lives. It is urgent to put in place a system, like ...