In this village north of Hiroshima, traditional culture is evolving into a modern idyll, as a talented family revives the fortunes of a quiet backwater. Maggie Jones.

A recent social-media post summed up the mood among rugby lovers in Japan days before the World Cup kicks off in Tokyo. “RWC flags are all over streets of ...

Last month, Shinjiro Koizumi, a Japanese lawmaker who is the second son of popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, grabbed headlines after he ...

With the Rugby World Cup about to kick off, we ask locals from the cities hosting home nations matches for top places to eat and drink, and the must-see sights.

While the world has been focused on the escalating trade war between China and the US, another economic spat has been bubbling away. South Korea and ...

In helping England's coach, Eddie Jones, write his autobiography Donald McRae has gained a unique, unfettered insight into the tough, uncompromising ...

Japan's selection process for their 2020 Olympic marathon team culminated in victory for Shogo Nakamura and Hinomi Maeda at the Marathon Grand ...

Kiwi has proved a remarkable servant for Brave Blossoms and is looking forward to fourth RWC.

Shrines, onsens and classical theatre vie with baseball and hip-hop as Japan's kaleidoscopic array of culture delights our tipsters on their travels. Guardian ...

When Liu Chenyu and Ji Xiaotian arrived in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, for their honeymoon early this summer, the Great Buddha and Tsurugaoka ...

Irish Ambassador offers advice on how best to ensure your trip is a smooth one.

Onsen hot spring baths may reign in Japan, but the Western sauna could be the next health and wellness trend.

It would be hard to think of a business that is on the face of it quite as dull as Norinchukin Bank. A co-operative, it was founded almost a century ago to take ...

Seniors accounted for 28.4 percent of Japan's population and 12.9 percent of its labor force in 2018, both record highs, government data shows.

Preparing to farewell Japan two years after moving there with low expectations, a writer reflects how there is beauty everywhere in the Land of the Rising Sun – if ...

Key point: From a strategic perspective, attacking Pearl Harbor was a bad idea. Commander Mitsuo Fuchida, strike leader for Operation Hawaii and 20-year ...

Japan and the United States have agreed to scrap a 200-ton annual low-tariff quota for Japanese beef exports under a new bilateral trade agreement reached in ...

Don't eat while walking, do travel outside the host cities and remember to keep it clean.

Friends in the US and Europe often ask why Japan is immune to populism. In truth, when it comes to “reflecting the interests of the people”, populism runs deep ...

The men bucked norms that parental leave is for women and say that, when they returned to work, their companies punished them with demotions and pay cuts.

Immigration facilities have been dealing with a spate of hunger strikes by foreigners who are to be deported for being in the country illegally and other reasons.

A 38-year-old Japanese national has filed a lawsuit against his employer for alleged harassment after taking paternity leave, in a landmark case that looks set to ...

Japanese officials have culled 753 pigs in Saitama Prefecture north of Tokyo after detecting an outbreak of swine fever.

New Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Kazuyoshi Akaba has stressed his resolve to beef up Japan's disaster preparedness following a spat.

When it comes to choosing the best time to visit Japan, it's hard to go wrong as there's an array of natural events, active experiences and cultural goings on that ...

Japan is considering offering medical aid to Iran when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the United.

A two-day demonstration test for a future space elevator linking Earth and a space station ended in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sunday. The test,

A yellow-colored Buddhist temple adorned with flags and golden dragons on its pointed roofs in a quiet town outside Tokyo presents a stark contrast to the.

Seibu Railway's sleek "Laview" train in Japan not only gets you from Point A to Point B fast, it's designed for comfort.

TOKYO -- Japan and China will hold a forum on infrastructure investment in third countries next spring, during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Japan, ...

"Why don't they get married?" anguished parents wonder of their aging unmarried children. The various explanations boil down to two: "I don't want to" and.

Almost 70 percent of married women in Japan believe that same-sex marriage should be legalized in the country, a government survey of around 6000 married ...

'Tensho' was the leading choice of experts for the new imperial era name before the submission of 'Reiwa,' sources say.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may wish to forget this time as a bad dream, but insead he and must try to learn from it, as should the opposition parties, the voters ...

TOKYO -- Widespread power outages continue near Tokyo five days after a powerful typhoon once again exposed the vulnerability of Japan's aging ...

Shinjiro Koizumi says: 'We will be doomed if we allow another accident to occur'

On paper, Japan has one of the best paternity leave policies in the world. In practice, very few men — less than one in 16 — take advantage of their legal right, ...

A rare all-Japanese women's tennis final has seen Nao Hibino beat compatriot Misaki Doi for the trophy in Hiroshima.

An American man who married his same-sex Japanese partner in the United States sued the central government Thursday, demanding it grant him long-term ...

The operator of the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is expected to run out of room to store radioactive water by 2022 and may have to dump it ...

Addressing the media in Chiba, Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has stressed that he expects Japan to be a tough opponent at the World Cup, with Ireland set to ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has asked the International Olympic Committee to bar Japan from using the “Rising Sun” flag at next year's Games, Seoul's ...

The official website of new Japanese information technology minister Naokazu Takemoto has been unviewable for the past few months, raising concerns among ...

An express train travelling about 120kph smashes into a truck at a crossing south of Tokyo, sparking a blaze and killing the truck's driver and injuring about 30 ...

Japan's impact is felt keenly in American and European corporate-credit markets.

The Rugby World Cup is giving survivors a reason to celebrate.

A powerful typhoon in Japan has left one person dead, more than 100 flights canceled, and thousands of people stranded at the airport.

The argument between Japan and South Korea is heating up and has a chance to cause economic problems for the world.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese utility Tokyo Electric Power said on Wednesday it won't be able to restore electricity to all the homes lacking power after Typhoon ...

A country known for pacifism struggles with covert aggression, too.

Ichiro Suzuki retired from professional baseball back in March, but if you think that's made him any less of a globe-straddling icon, well, you and Michael Jordan ...

A spate of shocking attacks on youngsters by their carers has left Japan struggling to comprehend the reasons in a society known for its low crime rate.

A deepening feud between Japan and South Korea threatened to undercut next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo, as the two sides sparred over whether ...

Update: JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have postponed today's launch of the HTV-8 cargo ship due to a fire near the mission's H-IIB rocket's launchpad.

The All Blacks are already proving to be fan favourites ahead of the Rugby World Cup after being greeted by a spectacular haka performed by school children ...

One of Japan's youngest-ever cabinet ministers -- and the public's favorite to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe -- criticized the country's “old-fashioned” ways ...

SEOUL – The South Korean government on Wednesday filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over Japan's tightening of export controls, which ...

In the heart of the Marunouchi business district, Apple will open its newest and largest store in Japan across from Tokyo Station this Saturday.

Japan called off a planned cargo ship launch to the International Space Station today (Sept. 10) after a fire erupted on the launch platform for the mission's rocket ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) — A group of Buddhist hardliners in Thailand filed a police complaint against a young female artist on Wednesday over paintings that ...

England hooker Jamie George believes his side can channel the spirit of 2003 to lift the World Cup in Japan next month. The Red Rose face Tonga in their.

The 84-year-old Michiko, wife of former emperor Akihito, has undergone surgery for early-stage breast cancer.

When Keegan Messing noticed there was no flag display during the national anthem at the 2019 Autumn Classic International, the Canadian figure skater ...

MUFG Bank Ltd plans to roll out an online platform to help clients find business partners in countries outside of Asia where it does not have a strong network, ...

Japanese investment in many fields has accelerated the development in socio-economic sectors in Bangladesh, said President Hamid.

The United States recognized the South Korean-controlled Takeshima Islands in the Sea of Japan as Japanese territory as of 1950, a research report released.

As a trade spat between Japan and South Korea drags on, travel between the two destinations is dropping -- and so are flight prices.

UNTIL HIS dramatic mea culpa in June, Junnosuke Taguchi was just another pop star-turned-minor actor. Dressed in funereal black, Mr Taguchi (pictured) ...

Monex Group Inc.'s online brokerage sold out ¥500 million ($4.6 million) of SoftBank Group Corp. bonds to individual Japanese investors in less than three.

Japan wants to start using the traditional order for Japanese names in English in official documents, with family names first, a switch from the Westernized ...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan Display Inc. said it will extend the suspension of operations at its mainstay plant in the city of Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, beyond ...

In the first all-Japanese WTA final in 22 years, Nao Hibino cruised past Misaki Doi 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Japan Women's Open in Hiroshima.

The camp of Manny Pacquiao denied there is a plan for an exhibition match between the fighting senator and his archrival Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Japan.

Head coach says his side has been 'less consistent this year' but its major targets are yet to come.

HELSINKI (AFP-JIji) — Germany faced renewed pressure Friday to boost public spending and help revive a sputtering European economy, a day after the ...

Tokyo rushes to adopt Mark Carney's green standards ahead of 2020 Olympics.

Japan's private sector will invest $20 billion over three years in Africa, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised Wednesday.

Negative rates and an ageing population leave regional lenders with an incentive to gamble.

Tensions have once again flared between Japan and South Korea -- and this time, it's over a flag.

KUALA LUMPUR — The tie-up between Japan Airlines (JAL) and Malaysia Airlines could entail more than joint flights between the two countries, as the ...

The mayor of a town in northeastern Japan that will host Olympic soccer games says his city has received no funding from the central government that has ...

In a recent exchange of opinions that I had with friends that was spurred by the latest developments in Japan-South Korea relations and a recent news report ...

(CNN) A store cashier in Tokyo been arrested on allegations of stealing the credit card information of 1,300 customers using just one tool -- his memory.

Yahoo Japan Corp. intends to buy a majority stake in Japanese online fashion retailer Zozo Inc. for about $3.7 billion, according to multiple reports...

The Japan Game Awards were given out over the Tokyo Game Show 2019 weekend, celebrating the best of video games from the last year of the Heisei Period ...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to reshuffle his Cabinet on Wednesday. When this action, combined with the reshuffle of Liberal Democratic Party exec.

Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa's fate suggests it's riskier to be a foreign executive in Japan when trouble is afoot.

Nissan Motor Co <7201.T> is considering pulling out of South Korea, the Financial Times reported on Friday, as political and trade tensions between Japan and ...

The chaos caused by the storm continued to reverberate a day later, holding lessons for Japan on transportation and recovery planning in times of emergencies.

Japanese scientists have identified a new species of dinosaur from a nearly complete skeleton that was the largest ever discovered in the country, measurin.

South Korea has terminated its military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan in the latest tit-for-tat dispute that has hit diplomatic and trade ties. It comes after ...

Back in the bubble period, I was able to get a job at a Japanese bank in Tokyo with language skills that were intermediate at best. With a lot of intensive.

Prepare yourself for some big gaming news! Japan's Universal Studios is opening its very own Super Nintendo World in spring 2020. Whilst some plans are still ...

The reshuffled fourth Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that launched on Wednesday includes a striking number of new economy-related ministers, though ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may have been seen as a leftfield choice to host the Rugby World Cup but if you want a sense of the country's long love affair with the ...

Evidence suggests there may now be more of a future in enjoying whales in the wild than eating them.

The impact of the Oct. 1 consumption tax hike from the current 8 percent to 10 percent will be limited as mitigating measures are already in place, accordi.

TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan's curbs on exports of high-tech materials to South Korea could backfire in the long run, eroding its dominance over a key link ...

Key point: Japan lacked the industrial capacity to compete with the United States military...and still does. In January 1936 Japan announced its intention to ...

In late August, Japan will host the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama. The conference is the cornerstone of ...