This photo taken on Oct. 22, 2024, shows abandoned motels lived in by overstaying Vietnamese in Bando, Ibaraki Prefecture.

A man mixes mash during alcoholic fermentation at a sake brewery in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 22, 2024. (Kyodo) TOKYO ...

Naoko Nishimoto stands next to the Mazda RX-7 she has driven for 25 years, in the town of Togitsu, Nagasaki Prefecture, on ...

The sixth game of the Japan Series, which decides the No. 1 professional baseball team in the country for the year, was held ...

Japan's parliament will convene a special session from next Monday following the general election, the top government ...

A senior police officer with Yokosuka Police Station's community affairs division was arrested on Nov. 4 on suspicion of ...

Tokyo stocks rebounded Tuesday on buybacks of technology shares after heavy losses, while investors were focused on the ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese manga artist Kazuo Umezu, known for horror pieces like "Hyoryu Kyoshitsu" (The Drifting Classroom) ...

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump made their final pitches to voters Monday in the same parts of ...

Hanshin Tigers right-hander Koyo Aoyagi is aiming to sign with a Major League Baseball club in the offseason via the pos ...

Veteran southpaw Tsuyoshi Wada has decided to retire after 22 years in professional baseball, the Pacific League champion SoftBank ...

NARA -- Local authorities here are boosting deer awareness efforts as injuries caused by bucks in Nara Park have been on the ...