Japan’s last pair of pandas have returned to China, leaving Japan without the lovable bears for the first time in half a century.
Bluefin tuna sells for record $3.2 million at year-opening auction at Tokyo fish market
A massive 535-pound bluefin tuna sold for a record $3.2 million at the first auction of 2026 at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market.
Japan’s former emperor turns 92 as heart condition stabilizes after health concerns
Japan’s beloved former Emperor Akihito marked his 92nd birthday Tuesday as his heart condition stabilized, palace officials said, following health concerns earlier this year.
Magnitude 7.6 quake triggers a tsunami on Japan’s northern coast
A powerful 7. 6-magnitude earthquake struck late Monday off northern Japan, triggering a tsunami of up to 27 inches in Pacific coast communities and warnings of potentially higher surges, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said.
Princess Aiko’s popularity sparks calls to change Japan’s male-only succession law
Japan’s beloved Princess Aiko is often cheered like a pop star.
‘Rental Family’ spotlights real-life Japanese businesses that offer fill-in relatives, friends
Ryuichi Ichinokawa’s life could be right out of the movie “Rental Family” as the founder nearly two decades ago of the Heart Project business in Japan, which he bills as a surrogate attendance service complete with furnishing of extras and family members.
Japan’s first female leader faces a taboo over entering the male-only sumo ring
Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister in October.
Performer from Fukuoka, Japan comes to Seattle with Disney’s “The Lion King: The Musical”
Get ready to hear that unmistakable call as the sun rises over the African plains. Disney’s “The Lion King: The Musical” is coming to Seattle.
Protesters in Pikachu costumes demand Japan end fossil fuel financing at UN climate conference
Protesters in Pokemon costumes stomped around the United Nations climate conference on Friday to send a message to Japan: end financing of coal and natural gas projects across Southeast Asia and other regions of the Global South.
Japan deploys the military to counter a surge in bear attacks
Japan deployed troops Wednesday to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have terrorized residents in a mountainous region in the northern prefecture of Akita.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 48
- Next Page »