Hanako Okada was one of 73 women to win seats at the general election last month, a record number in a Parliament long dominated by men.

Shohei Ohtani's rural hometown, Oshu City in northern Japan, is bursting with pride for its superstar son. Once known for ...

Mount Fuji, the country’s tallest summit, is revered for its snowy peak. A snowfall reported on Wednesday ended its longest ...

This comes on the heels of proposals to set up a Korean City and a Japanese City, all in the vicinity of the upcoming airport in Jewar, to create a global industrial and educational ecosystem ...

A win for the baseball superstar’s Los Angeles Dodgers “will be seen as a victory for Japanese baseball and the Japanese ...

She is working on an art club project at Ames High School, painting leaves over paper. Shimazaki is more than 6,000 miles from her usual classroom in Koshu City, Japan. She was one of 20 Koshu City ...

Shimazaki is more than 6,000 miles from her usual classroom in Koshu City, Japan. She was one of 20 Koshu City students that spent nearly a week in Ames as part of an exchange program from Oct. 13-18.

After a summer that tied for the country’s hottest, meteorologists say an unusually warm autumn is delaying snowfall Alexa ...

Among them is the small city of Sabae, in Fukui prefecture, about a 3.5-hour train ride from Tokyo. It’s widely known as Japan’s eyeglasses capital – and for good reason. Sabae produces over ...

RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) - Rutland on Thursday welcomed Japanese students and other officials to the Marble City. It’s part of the Rise Rutland-Hanamaki Student Exchange Program. Rutland officials ...