ISA, Kagoshima Prefecture--Here, in the “town of gold,” things couldn’t be better as the price of the precious metal ...

Shuntaro Tanikawa, one of the most celebrated Japanese modern poets who pushed the boundaries of the genre, died on Nov. 13.

KYOTO--Kiyomizudera temple here, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has kicked off its special autumn nighttime viewing, ...

With International Men’s Day falling on Nov. 19, attention turns to an increasing number of new fathers taking parental leave ...

A 4-year-old girl from Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture had the tip of her finger bitten off by a horse at a commercial ...

NARA—Local authorities have issued unprecedented warnings about the dangers posed by the city's iconic deer after a surge in ...

Yamanashi Prefecture has abandoned plans for a Mount Fuji railway line and is instead considering a rubber-tired tram system ...

Japan's population is becoming increasingly diverse. Individuals in Japan with immigrant backgrounds—with or without Japanese ...

Five people believed to be leaders of a loosely organized human-trafficking ring were arrested on suspicion of recruiting ...

KOBE—The odds-defying re-elected Hyogo governor started his new term with something that appeared absent in his first term: ...

紙幣に入れられたとても微細な「マイクロ文字」も，偽造防止技術の一つだ。各紙幣の肖像の右下にある額面の縁のあたりを虫眼鏡でのぞいて見てほしい。「NIPPONGINKO」と書かれた非常に小さな文字をみつけることができる。この小さな文字が「マイクロ文字」だ ...

仕事柄、見知らぬ電話番号からの着信でも、なるべく出るようにしている。私もいきなり初めての人にかけることがあるし、取材を申し込んだ人からの返信の可能性もあるためだ。