As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer?

Jamieson Greer had a tough time answering questions during a routine hearing before the Senate Finance Committee.

Walking the Nakasendo trail, travelers can visit Japanese post towns, centuries-old towns that look nearly as they would in ...

Last year shoppers looking to buy rice faced empty shelves. Rice is now available, but prices remain high: in March the cost ...

A sign for Japan Post Bank Co. is seen in this April 15, 2019, file photo. (Mainichi/Kazuhisa Soneda) TOKYO -- Japan Post Bank Co. announced April 7 that some of its online services, including ...

Discover how Japan's Akiya homes are transformed into vibrant spaces, preserving heritage while adapting to modern needs.

F1 fans in the United States will have to rise early, or stay up late, if they hope to catch the F1 Japanese Grand Prix, which starts Sunday, April 6 (4/6/2025) at 1 a.m. ET (2 p.m. JST ...

This year, the male-female ratio reached 50-50, according to the Tokyo District Prosecutors Office. Japan ranks among the worst in gender equality for developed nations despite being No. 1 in ...

Billionaire Mark Cuban, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, is pessimistic about how Trump is handling the economy and thinks that rural ... you in office,” she said.

Box office earnings in Japan totaled 206.983 billion yen ($1.35 billion) in 2024, down by 6.5 percent from the previous year, according to the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan Inc ...

Rachael Blackmore has made a name for herself as one of the outstanding jockeys of her generation after becoming the first female jockey to win the Grand National in its 186-year history in 2021.