OITA—A court here ruled Nov. 28 that a man who caused a fatal accident while driving 134 kph over the speed limit was guilty ...

1. Cut onion in half lengthwise, then slice thinly. Put oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Sprinkle in the onion and 3 ...

With more than 50 years of experience as a scallop fisherman, Hideto Takada has seen his fair share of oddities connected to ...

WASHINGTON--Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released and are returning to the United States, ...

KOBE—Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito again came under scrutiny days after his re-election, this time over his transaction with ...

BANGKOK--Shares were mixed Thursday in Asia after stocks on Wall Street retreated, weighed down by losses for technology ...

Voters in the Oct. 27 Lower House election refused to give the ruling coalition free rein but stopped short of handing the ...

A joint police task force on Nov. 27 raided facilities at four locations in three prefectures related to a suspected ...

KOBE—A convicted child killer serving a life sentence was arrested on Nov. 27 on suspicion of murdering another girl in ...

Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito petitioned Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to represent Japan as an “observer nation” in the next ...

AKITA--Korean-American Jim Chae never forgot the cherished memories from the time his family visited an onsen resort in Akita ...

The Yakumo express service introduced by West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) in April won the top prize at the 23rd Japan ...