Nintendo, the Japanese video game maker behind the Super Mario and Pokemon franchises, reported an 18.6% surge in net profit ...

The Japanese word shinitai, meaning “want to die,” was the most common keystroke related to psychological stress among ...

Online claw machine games have been grabbing attention by allowing players to remotely control real machines and collect ...

After remote working became the new normal following the COVID-19 pandemic, a question arose: What are offices for?

Hundreds of glowing lanterns floated across Chidorigafuchi moat in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 30 as part of a summer ...

Voters narrowly support Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba remaining in office despite heavy election losses, an Asahi Shimbun ...

Residents of a science city close to Kyoto that is known for its many cultural and research facilities are up in arms over a ...

Just over half of Japanese voters approve of the surge by Sanseito, an Asahi Shimbun poll found, after the party known for ...

With new courts to conquer, Japanese soft tennis champion Yuta Funemizu is taking his championship game to U.S. pickleball.

A statue called “Otome no Hi” (Monument to the maidens) was erected in 1982 in Gifu Prefecture. But an explanation on who the ...

Japanese areas that may not be household names among international tourists are increasingly appearing on the bucket lists of ...

FUKUSHIMA—A new problem has befallen the already notorious mega solar project on Mount Sendatsuyama: glaring light reflecting ...