Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government ...

The house that property consultant and ghost investigator Kazutoshi Kodama regularly surveys has a grim history: seven years ...

Plans to demolish a historic baseball stadium where Babe Ruth played and an adjacent rugby venue are at the heart of a ...

The train station closest to my house has a split personality. Exit north and you’ve got an orderly bus lottery, tidy streets ...

Micheál Martin’s Japan visit balanced humour and diplomacy as he launched Ireland House — Guinness, gaffes and green tea ...

TOKYO--Japan’s Miki House, a maker of luxury baby and children’s goods in a country with ever-fewer births, is looking overseas for both production and customers for products like its 100,000 ...

Hi, I`m Lowell, a 69-year-old rookie sailor and a never-too-later! I had an aspiration to sail across an ocean solo before I die. I am a Canadian living in Japan, and in 2019, I purchased Wahine, a ...

The Tokyo Bay Grand Fireworks Festival, a summer treat last held in 2015, is returning next year as part of a special commemorative event, the organizer said.

Cloudy with a high of 91 °F (32.8 °C). Winds from SSE to S at 10 to 14 mph (16.1 to 22.5 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds from S to SSE at 6 to 13 mph (9.7 to 20.9 kph). The overnight low will be 75 ...

Mainichi Auction, Tokyo latest sale was SALE 816 DECORATIVE ART AND DESIGN, featuring 47 artists. Over the last 12 months, 17,843 Fine and Decorative Art lots from 3,000 different artists were offered ...

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