The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the planned admission fee hike for Himeji Castle in ...

IT’S 8 AM ON NOV 7 at Tottori Port. Inside a nondescript warehouse, a large congregation of mostly men in rubber boots and ...

American investment could become less welcome, undermining Japan’s progress on corporate reforms.

Toyota’s futuristic Woven City, which is being built on the site of a former car factory in Japan, is almost ready for its ...

The world's oldest person is now 116-year-old Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, who was born 16 days after Tomiko Itooka.