The Chubu region, situated in central Japan between the major hubs of Tokyo and Kyoto, offers travelers a profound ...

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Residents in the northern region of Akita are living in fear after dozens of assaults on humans. Riot police and the army have been sent to help.

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A Tokyo retiree secretly spent parts of his $3.8 million lottery win while hiding the truth from his tightly budgeted ...

Richard Darbyshire, who has died aged 65, was the lead vocalist with Living in a Box, who had a global hit in 1987 with their ...

An Aussie man has revealed how he left Australia’s rental crisis for a “cleaner, safer, quieter and far more convenient,” ...

Japan's Cabinet has approved a $135-billion stimulus package to help spur the economy and relieve the impact of higher prices ...

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki is only 21 but has moved just one step from the top rank of Japan’s national sport. In an ...

Japan has often prided itself on its orderly, low-crime society, but cracks in that image are widening amid rising car thefts and home intrusions fueled by export markets and public complacency. At a ...

We really expect the government to bring prices under control,” said Tomoko Yoshino, chair of the Japanese Trade Union ...