OSAKA - A street in Kita Ward, Osaka, which is notorious for prostitution, has been painted yellow as part of an effort to ...

The number of people visiting Japan hit record levels in 2024, but top ‘Golden Route’ destinations such as Kyoto and Osaka ...

Tomiko Itooka, recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living person, died on Dec. 29, 2024, in Ashiya, ...

'I'm really sorry about how it ended' - Osaka on injury retirement in ASB Classic final Clara Tauson wins the Auckland Open ...

The expo’s ballooning construction costs, estimated at 235 billion yen and shared one-third each by the central government, Osaka prefectural and city governments and the business community ...

Japanese media on Saturday reported that 116-year-old Tomiko Itooka, recognised as the world's oldest person, has died of old ...

Shinkansen cars will be chartered to allow passengers to release their dogs from cages and move around inside the cars with ...

Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, will launch a pilot service to let pet dogs have fun riding Shinkansen bullet trains ...

OSAKA--Same-sex couples were left stunned by a June 20 court ruling that took the opposite position to a landmark decision last year that said the central government’s failure to recognize ...

The Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony for Nihon Hidankyō and the start of discussions about a merger between Honda and Nissan were Japan’s main stories in December 2024.

Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Tomiko Itooka, the woman recognized as the world's oldest living person, has died in Japan at the age of 116. Itooka's death in late December was confirmed by Britain's Guinness World ...