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The tidying guru is heir to a long tradition: Japan marketing itself as spiritual foil to a soulless West.

Japan is considering holding informal talks with South Korea and other countries on a dispute over the name of the Sea of Japan, a top official has hinted,

Japan will exclude all female members of the imperial household from participating in one of the key rituals during the throne's handover from Emperor Akihito to ...

Nidec Corp, whose tiny motors are found in phones, PCs, cars, and robots, slashed its annual operating profit outlook by a quarter on Thursday, saying the trade ...

In Japan, half a million people live isolated in their bedrooms, unable to face the outside world. These modern-day hermits are known as the hikikomori.

South Korean protesters dressed as colonial-era Japanese soldiers. Relations between the two countries have long been overshadowed by historical issues ...

Band manager criticised for silence after Maho Yamaguchi, a singer with NGT48, said she was attacked at her home.

The Madarao Kogen ski resort prides itself on two things: its powder snow ("Madapow!") — enjoying over 10 meters of *fresh* snow annually — and its tree skiing.

A rocket carrying a satellite on a mission to deliver the world's first artificial meteor shower blasted into space on Friday, Japanese scientists ...

The Russian military said in a statement on Friday that two Su-34 jets were performing training flights when they came into contact about 35 kilometers (22 miles) ...

The concept of "Asia ex-Japan" has been around for decades, but some experts say the approach of viewing Japan as a separate class from the rest of the ...

Japan's health ministry says an influenza outbreak is taking hold across the country. It estimates over 1.6 million people have been affected.

Japan's Naomi Osaka survived a massive scare to reach the Australian Open fourth round Saturday despite an error-strewn display against Taiwanese veteran ...

The Saudis will now face Japan in the Round of 16 in Sharjah on Monday.

As the East Asian regional order becomes fragmented, how is Prime Minister Shinzo Abe managing Tokyo's strategic interests within the US-Japan-China ...

The offshore wind market in Japan is said to be "gaining momentum", according to Orsted.

Dark clouds hang over the future of Japanese universities due to the government's failure to recognize the importance of education and research.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Japan has confirmed it will not use in-country final assembly facilities for its next lot of Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets.

TOKYO -- Japanese stocks rebounded on Friday, defying fears of Nidec's earnings downgrade fueling a broad sell-off, but a possible easing of.

Tokyo was hit by an earthquake at around 11.45am GMT, with the quake initially registering a magnitude of 5.8. It was later downgraded to 5.0. Shocked ...

TOKYO -- Overseas dependents of foreigners working in Japan would no longer be covered by medical insurance come 2020 under a legislative proposal tha.

Carlos Ghosn was until recently a jet-setting captain of industry, the brash superhero who helped save both Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. To the shock of ...

The number of visitors to Japan by cruise ships in 2018 dropped 3.3 percent from the previous year to 2446000, the first fall since statistics began in 2.

Udon House is a cooking school and a lodging house in Kagawa, Japan's smallest prefecture, on Shikoku Island. So enjoy those delicious udon noodles and ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday thanked Spanish soccer superstar Andres Iniesta, who now plays in Japan, for posting social media.

A couple who failed in an attempt to register their same-sex marriage in Japan vowed on Friday to take legal action to force the country to legalize gay weddings.

Japan's annual core consumer inflation slowed to a seven-month low in December as soft household spending kept firms from raising prices, a further sign of the ...

The number of suicides in Japan fell in 2018, marking a ninth straight year of decline.

Many wooden boats believed to have drifted from North Korea to the Sea of Japan coast in the northeast have been left neglected on site against the desire of ...

For years, retail currency investors were known as "Mrs. Watanabes," a reference to the metaphorical housewife who invests family savings mostly in foreign.

Japan's famed cherry blossoms are expected to bloom early once again in 2019, according to the first forecast for 2019 released by the Japan Meteorological ...

GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government welcomed Japanese industries and said that they can create a mini Japan in the Japan Industrial Township ...

With a new Asia-Pacific trade deal slashing tariffs, Canada's pork and beef producers see even more potential in a lucrative Japanese market.

It was a meant to be a happy occasion to launch the New Year -- a meet and greet between a Japanese pop idol and her fans.

TOKYO -- For Japan's young people, among Asia's most cautious consumers for some years now, the pessimism that weighed on their spending is lifting in.

Eruption sends smoke into the air over sparsely-inhabited southern island, but there is no evacuation warning.

Officials hail 'milestone' in ties as Japanese economy minister visitsJewish state with Tokyo's largest business delegation to date.

A cartoon pet raccoon named Rascal the Raccoon started a pet craze that is still wreaking havoc in Japan, even decades later.

Migration experts from the University of Birmingham and Waseda University are launching a major new research partnership that will examine a shortage of ...

Government panel members Thursday slammed the labor ministry over irregularities in its monthly labor survey used to calculate unemployment benefits and ...

Mistakes in wage data fed into calculation of GDP and assessment of Abe's policies.

AL AIN, United Arab Emirates — Qatar finished the group stage of the Asian Cup with a third straight win, beating three-time champion Saudi Arabia 2-0 on ...

A Vietnamese laborer tells NPR he was led to believe he would learn construction work but ended up cleaning up the Fukushima nuclear site. Migrant ...

With preparations for the 2019 Super Rugby season in full swing, the Lions have welcomed back three players from a stint in Japan.

BANDAI NAMCO and Nissin Foods have banded together to create a unique contest for fans of the upcoming JUMP FORCE game.

Malaysia-Japan relations, which saw tremendous progress since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1957, will be elevated to a new level, with the Look East ...

Beneath the ocean bottom are minerals that grow inside crystals. And researchers recently discovered unknown microbes sealed in the minerals.

Japanese officials have claimed a new piece of graffiti discovered in Tokyo could be the work of Banksy. The drawing bears a striking similarity to “Umbrella rat”, ...

French carmaker Renault unveiled record sales Friday of nearly 3.9 million vehicles last year, even as it prepares to turn the page on the era of chief executive ...

Your exclusive first look at the cult favorite Japanese label's debut international collection.

I first arrived in Japan on July 15, 1971, as an American college student beginning a year abroad. Though I already knew a certain amount about the country and ...

Working with young people to give them a second chance can look different in the United States and Japan, according to Associate Professor of Criminal Justice ...

Japan's key gauge of inflation rose in December, marking a 24th straight monthly increase. But the rate of growth slowed due to lower gasoline prices.

At least half a million young men in Japan are thought to have withdrawn from society, and refuse to leave their bedrooms. They're known as hikikomori.

News. Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi — currently the world's 7th largest by daily traded volume — has relaunched as a fully licensed platform in Japan after ...

Japan's MUFG Bank ( formerly Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ) has great expectations of India. UPL chief executive Jai Shroff experienced this after Japan's ...

After snaring exclusive rights to the world's first ruby chocolate last year, Nestlé Japan has been continuing their pursuit for the world's rarest chocolates, and this ...

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) scrambled fighter jets to intercept two Sukhoi Su-24 nuclear-capable strike attack aircraft over international waters in ...

Japan's last remaining home-grown sumo champion has announced his retirement after a string of tournament losses. Kisenosato Yutaka said he had been ...

Pokémon starters are so cute. But which ones are the cutest? In a recent poll, fans in Japan voted for the most adorable ones.

What does it do? The Japan Trust from Scottish fund manager Baillie Gifford aims to grow savers' money over the long term, rather than focusing on giving them ...

SINGAPORE - Japanese electronics retailer Nojima Corp is making a conditional cash offer for Courts Asia at $0.205 per share as it seeks to gain a strong ...

It turns out that even robots are having a tough time holding down a job. Japan's Henn-na “Strange” Hotel has laid off half its 243 robots after they created more ...

A Japanese tabloid apologized for ranking universities on how easily men can coerce the female students into having sex.

Japan were a class apart as they sealed a 2-1 win over Uzbekistan to claim Group F top spot at the AFC Asian Cup 2019. Onto the knockout stages we go!

LONDON — The president of Japan's Olympic Committee has been indicted on corruption charges in France after an investigation into the bidding process that ...

TOKYO — A Tokyo court on Tuesday denied bail to Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan chairman detained since November on allegations of financial misconduct.

Japan encouraged the elderly and women to work and broke a longstanding taboo against immigration, offering lessons for other advanced economies facing ...

Japan will resume hunting in its waters in July but will end controversial expeditions to the Southern ocean.

Throughout Japan, store clerks and other *service* industry workers are trained to use the elaborate honorific speech called “manual keigo.” But change is ...

In 2018 there were 921000 births and 1.37m deaths, with government efforts failing to encourage families to have more children.

Only a handful of nations now seem capable of building new reactors, with the ability of the U.S. also in doubt.

Japan's National Tax Agency Ministry in Finance announced that it will be implementing an “International Tourist Tax” (also known as a “sayonara tax”)

Akihito expresses relief for peaceful era in last birthday address before stepping down from the throne.

Eighteen million single households help spawn their own industry, from karaoke booths and ramen bars to bowling alleys.

Japan plans to leave the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to resume commercial hunting, media reports say. The government told its MPs of the ...

The world is filled with strange and wonderful things, both real (see: Maine's spinning alien ice disk) and fake (see: Thailand's artificial rain and China's fake ...

New figures from the government show that the estimated count of babies born in 2018 has dropped to a historic low. "We know we must address the birthrate," a ...

Japan's 26 December 2018 announcement that it will withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and resume commercial whaling in its own ...

Japan's Nikkei retreated to a 20-month low on Tuesday after a slide on Wall Street deepened with a series of unnerving U.S. political developments. The Nikkei ...

Japan suffered its biggest natural population decline ever this year, government statistics show.

The series on Japan's demographic reckoning is funded by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. None of the material in this series may be reproduced ...

Japanese Emperor Akihito waved to throngs of well-wishers eager to see the final New Year's appearance of his reign Wednesday just months before he ...

The first tuna auction of the year at Tokyo's new fish market set a record price — more than $3 million — for a giant bluefin tuna, a critically endangered species.

The centuries-old art of tebori faces an uncertain future in today's Japan.

The "whole world" wants the UK to avoid a no-deal Brexit, Japan's PM has claimed, after talks with Theresa May. Shinzo Abe pledged "total support" for the ...

As temperatures drop across the country, washi makers nationwide enter their peak production season.

What's to see in Japan? For starters, gorgeous seaside settings, idyllic mountains and soul-inspiring temples. Check out CNN Travel's 36 most stunning places.

For the past 15 years, Crown Princess Masako has been battling a stress-related illness and often shied away from public engagements.

Japan has launched a departure tax for Japanese and foreigners leaving Japan, from January 7th.

A magazine apologises after ranking universities on how easy it is to convince students to have sex.

The Abe cabinet announced its new ten-year defense plan this week, promising to spend 27 trillion yen ($240 billion) over the next five years on Japan's ...

The state's vision of a cashless society must overcome a visceral mistrust of surveillance.

There is no commercial, cultural or scientific justification for killing these magnificent creatures.

A member of a popular Japanese girl group apologized to fans on Thursday for speaking out about an assault allegation, telling audience members during one ...

With the first Imperial abdication in about 200 years looming, Japan has yet to address concerns about the future of the Imperial line and the shortage of royals ...

TOKYO—Japan's 26 December 2018 announcement that it will withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and resume commercial whaling in ...

Two death-row inmates were hanged in Japan on Thursday, taking the number of executions in the country this year to 15 -- the highest annual total since 2008.

The latest home robot is Lovot, a Japanese bot built by Groove X. It's like a Furby with flippers, scooting around on wheels and chirping at users. It's not ...

Rich mineral reserves at extinct deep-sea vents could help solve the metals shortage for renewable energy technologies, but the environmental price may be ...