With beautiful landscapes to explore and exciting cultural moments to experience, Japan is one of the best places to visit ...

A memorial event honoring Korean victims of forced labor at Japan’s Sado mines during World War II is unlikely to take place in July or August as Japan had promised. A foreign ...

Chef Yoshinori Ishii, who earned two Michelin stars at Umu in London, is now back in Japan to find his culinary roots. His ...

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- A memorial event honoring Korean victims who were forced to work at an old Japanese mine complex ...

Asuka Cruises is planning to name its newest ship, the Asuka III, during a special event in Japan on July 11, 2025. According ...

Japan has returned the remains of 10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to Australia in the country's first such repatriation, marking the latest move in a global movement to return the ...

Japan has cancelled an annual security meeting with the US after the Donald Trump administration told the country it had to spend more on defence. US secretary of state Marco Rubio and defence ...

But Tokyo scrapped the meeting after the U.S. asked Japan to boost defense spending to 3.5% of gross domestic product, higher than an earlier request of 3%, the newspaper said, citing unnamed ...

Gandhi and Japan: Turning away from ‘brute force’ and toward love A statue of Mohandas Gandhi in Tetsugakudo Park, Tokyo.

Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Taichi Kokubun The Yomiuri Shimbun 15:51 JST, June 20, 2025 Taichi Kokubun, a member of the pop band TOKIO, will take an indefinite hiatus from all activities as of Friday, ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s coast guard on Friday held a joint exercise with counterparts from the United States and the Philippines, as the three Pacific nations beef up defense cooperation in the face of ...

Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Taichi Kokubun The Yomiuri Shimbun 13:27 JST, June 20, 2025 Taichi Kokubun, a member of the pop band TOKIO, will be leaving a popular TV show he appeared on due to ...