Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese ...

Two elderly men in Japan choked to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year’s tradition that authorities have issued ...

Two men in Tokyo, Japan died after choking on mochi around New Years, and now officials are warning others to take care when ...

Inventor Kentaro Yoshifuji’s robots allow people to work at the Dawn cafe from anywhere in the world – ‘teleportation’ ...

Japanese media say a sociology student attacked her classmates with a hammer during class after voicing frustration at being ...

Japan's Coming of Age Day is a sure sign of winter, arriving after New Year celebrations and ahead of the cherry blossom ...

Japan  which has the most generous childcare leave policies in the world, has increased its spending on childcare and offered ...

In the Best Cities survey, Tokyo was praised highly for its public transportation, with 73 percent of respondents rating the ...

As anyone who’s ever looked into the prospect of studying abroad at anything beyond the idle daydream level can attest, it’s ...

Earlier this week, Premier Li Qiang met with a delegation of Japan's ruling coalition in Beijing. After nearly seven years, ...