JAKARTA--Cosmetics maker Kao Corp. has developed an antiperspirant to provide comfort for Muslim women who wear hijab in hot ...

Vertical solar panels, while now a rare sight on farmland in Japan, in this case a rice paddy, look set to transform the ...

Japan has demanded China stop flying its fighter jets abnormally close to Japanese intelligence-gathering aircraft, which it ...

Japan’s theme park industry is experiencing a wave of expansion and innovation, fueled by surging demand from domestic and ...

The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, ...

OSAKA--Nayuta Sato has been playing the piano since he was 4 and always wanted to perform with his mother, who couldn’t play ...

Less than two months after being elected, Ito Mayor Maki Takubo has been asked to resign for claiming to have graduated from ...

Since Mount Shinmoedake began erupting on June 22, experts are continuing to closely monitor the southern Kyushu volcano in ...

Dinosaur fossils unearthed in Mongolia half a century ago belong to a newly identified species that evolved into the massive ...

OSAKA—A university startup company is uploading free, short English-learning videos daily, hoping to help locals communicate ...

TOSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture--More residents have decided to flee Akusekijima island after yet another strong earthquake.

Why do ghosts float? It's likely thanks to painter Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795) whose spectral work is exhibited on one day each ...