TOKYO -- As Japan faces increasingly severe damage from intense rainfall brought on by a weather phenomenon called "linear ...

A special version of a traditional stringed Japanese musical instrument has been created to support reconstruction efforts in ...

According to a senior official of the ruling LDP, Yosuke Tsuruho is poised to step down as chairman of the Budget Committee ...

A survey found that some people described a gap between those who could access information and those who could not after the ...

Criticized from all sides, the chair of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Upper House Budget Committee decided to resign from the post for a remark that angered survivors of the deadly Noto ...

The chair of the Upper House Budget Committee has resigned from his post to take responsibility for a verbal gaffe about a ...

A senior ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker resigned Monday as head of the House of Councillors' powerful Budget ...

Travel just got an upgrade - AmEx’s sleek new Tokyo lounge welcomes premium cardmembers with luxury and comfort.

On July 16 American Express (NYSE: AXP) will open a new Centurion Lounge at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (HND), the busiest airport ...

Japan’s Noto Peninsula was rocked by an earthquake that killed 241 people and injured nearly 1,300 more. But what stunned experts most was that there were no early signs - it took scientists ...

This tool gives coastal communities a science-based way to assess their disaster readiness. Scientists make fascinating discovery after studying earthquakes and tsunamis: 'Critical insights' first ...

Support for the export and overseas expansion of Japanese traditional crafts is included in a basic cocept for regional revitalization approved by the government last month.