The following candidates will stand for election to replace Thomas Bach as the president of the International Olympic ...

SAKAI — In Sakai, the city where the great tea master Sen no Rikyu (1522-91) was born and worked, tea culture is still alive ...

Svend Brodersen was fascinated with Japan as a child -- now the German goalkeeper plays in the country and is fondly ...

Eleven approximately 8-meter-long kagotaimatsu torches made an appearance in the omizutori ceremony to herald the arrival of ...

People in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, have flown kites in a festival to mark the first signs of spring as the snow ...

Around the time that Roki Sasaki made his long-awaited decision to sign with the Dodgers, the city of Los Angeles was reeling ...

The number of visitors to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum documenting the devastation caused by the U.S. atomic bombing ...

Nissan has developed an autonomous driving system that can now handle the UK's unpredictable country roads. It took me out ...

Yutaka Matsushige, star of Japan's beloved culinary series, introduces his directorial debut to Korean fans There is a certain epicurean joy in eating alone. The right to dine without anyone bothering ...

Japan’s hometown tax system allows taxpayers to donate to regional municipalities in exchange for tax deductions and return ...

Public transportation is shut down in the Serbian capital of Belgrade as tens of thousands of protesters converge to oppose ...

The coastline here is as beautiful as it is battered, in a region that has traditionally seen few tourists. But that’s ...