OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A record-high 279 people were accused by Japanese police of using online casinos in 2024, more than twice ...

The country with the world's largest amount of debt is also the biggest spender - and it owes billions to countries with far ...

GKIDS acquired licensing for the movie COLORFUL STAGE!, announcing an April 11 North American release with English subtitles.

While 61 percent of Japanese people are aware of generative artificial intelligence, only 9 percent have used it, according to a survey, highlighting the challenges Japan faces in adopting the new ...

The Fukui prefectural government is offering online classes about the culture and dialect of its area, for people from ...

This isn't the first time this bill has been introduced. Last year it failed, and now Republican Representative Kip Capley is trying to bring it back again.

The proposed investment following Donald Trump's meeting with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba wasn’t communicated to either of ...

While starting salary increases and wage hikes are gaining momentum in Japan, pay increases tend to favor younger workers, ...

A lifesaving demining program is in jeopardy after the Trump administration ordered a 90-day suspension of all foreign aid, pushing nations in the region to turn to U.S. rivals such as China to fill t ...

LESS THAN TWO months ago, the world’s oldest person (at the time) died. Tomiko Itooka made it to 116. She died Dec. 29 at a ...

The popular Sacramento-area sushi restaurant chain Mikuni has been acquired by a Tokyo-based holding company, its owner said in a message to customers.