To a 37-year-old company employee in Tokyo, the "cute" Japanese spoken by members of globally popular South Korean BTS during ...

Two separate memorial services honoring those who worked in Sado Island’s gold mines during World War II were held here after ...

SEOUL--South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was acquitted on Monday on charges that he persuaded a witness to lie in ...

A Malaysian court ordered the government on Monday to return rainbow-colored watches and accessories made by Swatch Group ...

MELBOURNE--An advocate for major social media platforms told an Australian Senate committee Monday that laws to ban children ...

An online manga that explores the impact of teachers’ sexual violence against students has been published in book form.

OSAKA--Osaka's annual winter tradition, the Festival of Lights 2024, is drawing visitors to the city center to marvel at the ...

An increasing number of municipalities have raised the “bathing tax” rate on overnight visitors at “onsen” hot spring resorts ...

Yoichi Funabashi, the former editor in chief of The Asahi Shimbun, recently published a massive two-volume work that examines ...

Though kitschy and chaotic, a museum in the theme park at an onsen resort here offers a one-of-a-kind experience that can’t ...

Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a popular daily column that takes up a wide range of topics, including culture, arts and social trends ...

A growing number of rental properties in the Tokyo metropolitan area are available fully furnished and fitted with electronic ...