Matsue is a city shaped by water, stories and shadow, where ancient Izumo history, folklore, crafts and daily life quietly ...

For the new year, many people make a resolution to learn new languages. Japanese is one the most rich, respectful and ...

THE Japanese occupation lasted from 1942 to 1945 — a stark reminder of what happens when our country falls under a foreign power. When the Japanese imperial forces entered Manila in January 1942 and ...

The two Japanese Nobel Prize winners for 2025 have spoken about their achievements at a ceremony hosted by the Japanese Embassy in Sweden ahead of Wednesday's award ceremony. Sakaguchi Shimon, a ...

NHK has learned that DNA analysis has established that three sets of remains retrieved from a mass burial site on Palau's Peleliu Island, which was the site of a World War Two battle, are those of ...

About 20 Japanese firms, including Honda Motor and Canon, are considering investing in domestic semiconductor maker Rapidus. The company aims to mass-produce cutting-edge chips. Sources say the firms ...

Mars has long been a fixation for humankind, imagined alternately as a utopia by 19th-century novelists, a homeland to menacing aliens by 20th-century filmmakers and an unforgiving cosmic frontier by ...

Major Japanese food maker Ajinomoto says it has been ordered to pay penalty taxes for some of its overseas businesses. The company says it has filed an objection. Ajinomoto and other sources say the ...

A ferry operator in western Japan says it is suspending passenger services between Japan and China for the time being at the request from the Chinese side of operations. Japan-China International ...

Japanese auto parts makers are working to develop electric vehicle motors that depend less on critical minerals. Supply chains of this key material are dominated by China. Parts maker Astemo says it ...

Belarus has released more than 100 prisoners, including a Japanese man convicted of alleged espionage and a co-winner of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. The Belarusian government announced in a social ...

South Korea's Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by the Japanese firm Nippon Steel on Thursday and finalized the decision that ordered the company to pay damages in a wartime labor case. Nippon Steel ...