New York City is saying goodbye to the MetroCard. Behind this everyday icon is a Japanese designer who continues to shape the ...

Eating together and making conversation, snack time connects people. For those living away from home, hometown tastes bring ...

We meet French pastry chef Josselin Rimbod who creates uniquely colorful macarons with local ingredients in Toyama, and German-born Peter Steeger who runs an airfield in Bibai, Hokkaido.

Kairakuen Garden in Ibaraki Prefecture ― best known for its plum blossoms ― is drawing visitors with a different burst of ...

Because while the rest of the world saw Parr as a global chronicler of the human condition—an affectionate spotlight on the oddities that bind us together—Britain occasionally responded as if he had ...

Fifteen people were injured in a stabbing attack in a rubber factory in central Japan on Friday during which an unspecified liquid was also sprayed, emergency officials said. "All 15 people were sent ...

A ferry operator in western Japan says it is suspending passenger services between Japan and China for the time being at the request from the Chinese side of operations. Japan-China International ...

A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring at least 23 people and triggering small tsunami waves along the Pacific coast. Authorities warned of aftershocks and a ...

A tsunami alert was triggered after a powerful earthquake struck off northern Japan on Monday, the country's meteorological agency said. The magnitude-7.6 quake struck off Hokkaido, near the coastal ...

An NHK opinion poll shows the approval rate for Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's Cabinet stands at 64 percent, two percentage points lower than the previous poll held last month. The ...

TOKYO -- A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring at least 23 people and triggering a tsunami in Pacific coast communities, officials said. Authorities ...