Crown Prince Akishino’s only son, Prince Hisahito, is the youngest heir to the Imperial throne. Prior to Prince Hisahito’s ...

An opera for children by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) delighted audiences at the New National Theatre, Tokyo (NNTT), for two ...

The government is putting together plans to establish a new think tank for conducting comprehensive research on economic ...

Artist and actor Kento Nakajima performed the first pitch ceremony at the Nippon-Ham Fighters vs. Orix Buffaloes game at Es ...

Residents of Japan are estimated to have illegally bet at least ¥6.4503 trillion through overseas sports betting websites in ...

Pinch-hitter Miguel Rojas doubled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers hit four home runs ...

The Finance Ministry is considering imposing the consumption tax on low-cost imported goods priced at ¥10,000 or less that ...

Kumakumaen, a bear zoo in Kita-Akita, Akita Prefecture, held a ceremony marking this year’s opening on April 26, with about ...

Four elementary school students were rushed to the hospital after a car allegedly ran into a line of children in Misato, ...

This is the second installment in a three-part series about what roles women born into the Imperial family should play in the ...

Tirolean Forest, an agricultural theme park in Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, which was closed in 2020, reopened for the first ...

Elmo, Abby Cadabby and the rest of the “Sesame Street” gang will get some high-profile help as they travel down a new road.