Hong Kong director-producer has been scouting locations for an action movie in north Japan, leading to hopes that he will ...

The vice chairman of Fuji Television, Endo Ryunosuke, has expressed his intention to step down as head of the Japan ...

TOKYO (TR) – Fuji Media Holdings, which owns Fuji Television, has revised downward its consolidated financial results ...

The current evaluation by the ICOMOS is valid for five years, meaning Japan must submit a formal nomination within this period or undergo a new preliminary assessment. Hikone Castle was first ...

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Independent politician Ai Seike narrowly won the mayoral election in Tokyo’s Minato Ward over long-time incumbent Masaaki Takei, the latest in a string of losing candidates supported by the ...

BANGKOK--Thailand will work towards legislating marijuana for medical use, a deputy prime minister said Tuesday, signaling a U-turn on plans to re-criminalize the plant and another change in the ...

Elderly people in Japan are getting “younger” in terms of health, likely due to being more socially active than previous generations, according to a recent survey. These findings came from the ...

DAZAIFU, Fukuoka Prefecture--An outstanding collection of Japanese swords that had been in private hands and never shown to the public before is now on display at the Kyushu National Museum in ...

To combat disinformation and discriminatory biases associated with artificial intelligence, government officials are considering new regulations aimed at naming and shaming AI companies ...

Toshiyuki Mimaki was in Hiroshima watching the live broadcast of the Nobel Peace Prize announcement on his smartphone. When he heard the presenter say, “Nihon Hidankyo,” he sat bolt upright ...

Japan’s nuclear watchdog concluded that the No. 2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture does not comply with regulatory safety standards due to fears of an active fault ...