KARIYA, Aichi — A special exhibition allows visitors to view each print from “Fugaku Hyakkei” (“One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji”) by ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) individually framed, ...

From left: Yuiha Kamiyama, Shiori Yaegashi, Maho Yagita, Nikora Yaegashi and Yuzuki Koizumi pose with Miss Sansa trophies in Morioka on May 9. The Yomiuri Shimbun 18:26 JST, May 28, 2026 MORIOKA — ...

OITA — The nation’s only passenger hovercraft service was recently launched to take people around Oita Airport in Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture. The Oita prefectural government and other related parties ...

A bride clad in an all-white kimono makes her way toward her bridegroom by boat at Suigo Itako Ayame-en park in Itako, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Wednesday. Spectators erupted into applause as the bridal ...

Chiyomaru, left, poses with stablemaster Kokonoe after announcing his retirement after the Spring tournament in March. He has since taken an unusual career path. One of sumo’s most popular wrestlers ...

TOKYO, May 28 (Reuters) – Japanese stocks slid on Thursday as concerns about the Middle East crisis and valuations in the ...

An option to allow female Imperial family members to retain their imperial status after marriage has been described as “basically appropriate” in a draft plan compiled by the heads and deputy heads of ...

Success of Quad Hinges on Repairing U.S.-India Ties; Summit of 4- ...

Typhoon Jangmi, also known as Typhoon No. 6, is moving northwest over the waters east of the Philippines on Thursday. It is expected to develop further as it continues moving northward and may ...

Amid ongoing turmoil in the global economy over the securing of crude oil and other energy resources, China — a major producer of critical minerals — is intensifying its economic coercion by ...

The Trump administration on Wednesday placed additional sanctions on Iran as part of a sprawling economic pressure campaign during the war, this time targeting the country’s newly created agency that ...

A trach-collection site in Kita Ward, Tokyo, where rule violations are said to have frequently occurred since minpaku business began operating in the area, is seen. The Yomiuri Shimbun 16:26 JST, May ...