The first European exhibition dedicated to the life and works of the late Japanese animator Isao Takahata, who cofounded the ...

Seven wild Asiatic elephants were killed and a calf was injured when a high-speed passenger train collided with a herd ...

Crowds lined up Saturday at Ueno zoo in Tokyo on the first weekend since it was announced that twin giant pandas Xiao Xiao ...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A "human washing machine" that cleans and dries the entire body and drew large crowds when showcased at the ...

Students at a special needs school here attended a class in applying makeup offered by a major Japanese cosmetics company ...

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TOKYO -- The former residence of Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," stands in a ...

More people in Japan are stepping away from the tradition of sending New Year's greeting cards as social media use grows, ...

Christmas is a Christian holiday that observes the birth of Jesus. But did you know that the earliest followers of Jesus did ...

This may reflect the fact that Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping are in the midst of negotiations over trade and technology ...

The Justice Department released thousands of files Friday about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the incomplete ...

A cafe set up by Japanese actor Ken Watanabe dedicated to the reconstruction efforts of an area hit by the massive earthquake ...