Bamboo shoots are known as a flavor of spring in Japan, but the period to enjoy their tender texture is fleeting as they ...

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A Japanese school for international students opened at a famous inn in Saga Prefecture on Japan's Kyushu island. Students ...

Shohei Ohtani went 3-for-5 with an RBI on Sunday as the Los Angeles Dodgers lost 6-4 to the Los Angeles Angels, whose starter ...

A local government's decision to promote a bridge as the perfect spot for an Instagramable shot of Mt. Fuji has backfired, ...

CANNES, France (Kyodo) -- The agent for an actor in the Japanese film "Brand New Landscape" has been injured by a falling ...

What is the name of the historic Kyoto festival, featuring a procession of about 500 people in aristocratic costumes, held ...

Tokyo stocks were mixed Monday morning, weighed down by declines of some exporter issues as investors grew cautious about the ...

Residents in the southwestern Japan city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, are voicing their disapproval after cherry ...

With the rapid expansion of generative AI, tasks like translating English to Japanese or writing compositions have become ...

Pro-European Union candidate Nicusor Dan on Sunday won Romania's closely watched presidential runoff against a hard-right n ...

China will impose up to 74.9 percent anti-dumping tariffs on imports of a type of engineering plastic from the United States, ...