Mir, a male cat presented by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake, died on Tuesday. It was 12.

The inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will interfere with the safe development of artificial intelligence, ...

Chikaranomoto Holdings Co., which operates the Ippudo ramen restaurants, will sell a limited quantity of low-sodium ramen for ...

A mass burial site where the remains of Japanese soldiers were interred by the U.S. military on Peleliu Island, a fierce ...

JOETSU, Niigata — Iwanohara Vineyard Co., a wine making company in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, will on Dec. 7 begin sales of ...

Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations, is set to receive the Nobel Peace Prize ...

About 87% of Chinese respondents said they have an unfavorable view of Japan, according to a recent public survey jointly ...

Five years have passed since Makoto Uchida became president of Nissan Motor Co. The company has been forced to carry out ...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi is set to serve as commander of the International Space Station, ...

The government’s coercive decision-making has led to confusion in people’s lives. It is urgent to put in place a system, like ...

The Japanese Paralympic wheelchair rugby team was selected as the winner of the grand prize of the eighth Japan Para-Sports ...

Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko flew to Turkey on a government plane from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday ...