The sosaku hanga movement, now explored in an exhibition at the National Museum of Asian Art, was a showcase for new ...

SHUNAN, Yamaguchi (Japan): A weight scale might not immediately come to mind as a great present, but the zookeepers at Tokuyama Zoo in Shunan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, are happy with their recent ...

A refurbished food court offering Subway, Charleys Philly Steak, Pizza Hut, Popeyes and Taco Bell opened at Marine Corps Air ...

YAMAGUCHI--West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) plans to resume operations of the SL Yamaguchi sightseeing train service on the JR Yamaguchi Line starting on Oct. 23 and will offer the service until ...

Japan's tax revenues are likely to hit a record high for a fifth straight year in the current fiscal year ending in March 2025, four government sources told Reuters. Japan seen reaping record tax ...

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--Eight crew members were killed and two remain missing after a South Korean-flagged chemical tanker capsized in western Japan early on March 20. The 870-ton ...

TOKYO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer price inflation probably accelerated in November, driven by persistently high rice prices and the phasing out of utility subsidies, a Reuters poll ...

Japan needs to strengthen support systems for disaster victims, a government task force studying disaster response said in a report released Tuesday. The panel — led by Nobuo Fukuwa, professor ...

A rise in shareholder activism in Japan is poised to fuel a new wave of management buyouts by founding families, after the ...

TOKYO: Japan's government plans to raise the country's key taxes starting in April 2026 to fund more defence spending after a one-year delay, according to a document seen by Reuters on Thursday ...