Toko Koga has headed in two goals as Japan routed Philippines 7-0 to advance to the Women’s Asian Cup semifinals and secure a ...

A town in Japan has suspended plans to become a city after falling 311 residents short of the population threshold, ...

For decades, Kotoku Wamura was mocked for building an enormous floodgate in his village. But when a massive tsunami struck, his vision saved an entire town.

We’ve known for some time that Forza Horizon 6’s Japan is Playground Games’ largest and densest map to date. We’ve known, too, that Playground Games’ version of Tokyo City is set to be the biggest ...

Species documented in the Nankai Trough included 33 molluscs, 23 annelids, 11 arthropods, five ribbon worms, four echinoderms, three cnidarians, and one bryozoan — mollusks, worms, crustaceans, ...

According to the Tohoku region’s Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, kokeshi (koh-keh-shee) originated in the late Edo ...

Fifteen years after the 2011 nuclear disaster, color-coded radiation maps hang on the wall of Futabaya Ryokan, the family-run inn Tomoko Kobayashi operates in her near-deserted hometown in ...

Manchester City are breathing down Arsenal's necks in a Premier League title race that is heating up, pulling within two points of the leaders with a 1-0 win at Leeds United on Saturday. Antoine ...

In the past week, Punch—the baby Japanese snow monkey who was reportedly abandoned by his mother and was being raised by zoo staff—has become an unlikely international celebrity. The tiny macaque, ...

Punch, the viral baby Japanese macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo, is winning hearts worldwide with his bright orange plush companion. Punch the baby macaque went viral for clinging to a plush toy Abandoned ...

As a regular consumer of sushi, I’ve noticed that the gap between casual, delivery-centric sushi joints and upscale omakase in Philly has been narrowing recently — prompting me to go on a quest to ...

A baby macaque who has gone viral online has been a tourism drawcard for a zoo in Japan. Punch the six-month old macaque took to a soft toy orangutan for company after being abandoned by its mother.