Confectionery maker Meiji announced plans to sell chocolate-flavored foods made with cell-cultured cacao in the United States ...

SEOUL--North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lauded what he called his country’s fight against a U.S.-led military threat and vowed ...

KYOTO—A sign on a train platform directs visitors to “The Future,” a pink-colored venue filled with cuteness that has made ...

KYOTO—When the phone call came at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, Susumu Kitagawa thought it was just another annoying telemarketer ...

Researchers plan to install the first Japanese radio telescope in Antarctica to study how stars are formed, enhancing the ...

MATSUYAMA--Global warming forced mikan farmer Junichiro Nishihara here into growing more heat-resistant avocados.

OSAKA--A work of art from the classical era that drew huge crowds at Osaka Kansai Expo 2025 will not return to Italy when the ...

Kura Sushi Inc., a major conveyor belt sushi chain, plans to continue offering dishes inspired by 70 countries and regions at ...

TAIPEI--Taiwan will accelerate the building of a “Taiwan Shield” or “T-Dome” air defense system in the face of the ...

The Kumamoto prefectural police have recruited a new official mascot but unlike other popular characters, Warumon is not to ...

RAUSU, Hokkaido--A silent killer is stalking the wild beauty of the Shiretoko Peninsula, a World Natural Heritage site. The ...

Prefectural police arrested a couple here on suspicion of disguising approximately 45 tons of rice from Vietnam as ...