A Chinese man Thursday was sentenced to death for killing a man in a knife attack near Shanghai last summer. A Japanese ...

(Mainichi/Sho Ohara)=Click/tap photo for more images ... the only officially recognized Tibetan temple in Japan. One of the most eye-catching features at the hilltop temple, known as a power ...

For more information, visit the Shirakawa-go light-up committee office website or call 05769-6-1013 (in Japanese). (Japanese original by Kazuki Yamazaki, Nagoya Photo and Video Department) ...

The glittering vastness of Tokyo promises entertainment at every turn. Japan is home to the second-largest music market in the world, tailing only the US in numbers. Fan culture is alive, well, and ...

Relatives of victims of a fatal bus crash on Wednesday marked the ninth anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 13 passengers and two drivers in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan 15, ...

On the second floor, there are two connected Japanese-style rooms. People can take photos in both Western and Japanese attire, with suitable backgrounds for each. Many families want to take keepsake ...

(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Kimono-clad women take a photo after a ceremony to celebrate the Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday celebrating the milestone from child to ...

Kazutoshi Yoshimura, 57, took photos ... Nagano prefectures. Yoshimura was attracted to his subject by the way the vending machines seemed to melt into the scenery of farm fields and mountain views.

Snow continued to sweep across northern and western parts of Japan along its Sea of Japan coast Friday ... Here is a selection of Kyodo News photos from Yamagata to Kyoto prefectures offering a ...

SAKURAGAWA - When nature calls, Masana Izawa has followed the same routine for more than 50 years: heading out to the woods in Japan, dropping his pants and doing as bears do. “We survive by ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This image provided by European Space Agency shows close-up photos of Mercury’s north pole taken by the ...

The company that famously declared it would be the last automaker in the world to field an EV-only fleet has just commissioned a lithium-ion 10GWh battery plant in Japan. Mazda Motor Corporation ...