Tim Anderson’s new book, Hokkaido, is inspired by Japan’s northernmost prefecture, where Western influences and Indigenous ...

Tim Anderson’s new book, Hokkaido, is inspired by Japan’s northernmost prefecture, where Western influences and Indigenous ...

Even after the justice authorities officially recognized Sugita’s comments about the indigenous Ainu people and Korean residents in Japan as violations of human rights, she kept insisting that ...

Rivalries are everywhere, from sports games to sibling quarrels, and Japan is no exception. From fast food giant Burger King ...

Emperor Naruhito expressed his wishes for the people’s well-being and the nation’s development at an annual New Year reception at the Imperial Palace. Naruhito and Empress Masako received New ...

At the time of the quake, officials were advising people to avoid coastal areas, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported. The AP, citing NHK, reported that a man was slightly hurt in the Japanese island ...

Hokkaido Ainu, spoken in the north of Japan, has only two native speakers left. Yet at least 30 000 people identify as Ainu.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Young adults arrive for the Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday celebrating ...

Jockey Kosuke Matsumoto, 43, has died after an incident at Japan's Sonoda Racecourse on Monday, reports the Racing Post. Matsumoto was riding a horse at 5:50 a.m. when another horse bolted and ...

Japan stopped using the MMR vaccine seven years ago - virtually the only developed nation to turn its back on the jab. Government health chiefs claim a four-year experiment with it has had serious ...

[Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING -- Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese foreign minister, and Takeshi Iwaya, Japanese minister for foreign ...

A massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit Suzu, Wajima and surrounding areas in Japan on January 1, 2024, killing more than 300 people. Japan is prone to earthquakes due to its location at the ...