A vending machine in Japan's northeastern prefecture of Fukushima is garnering attention for selling "kokeshi," traditional Japanese wooden dolls. The machine was installed in Inawashiro Town's ...

Inside is the home base of Nakamura Ningyo — the Hakata ningyō doll-making outfit composed of father and son duo Shinkyo and Hiromine Nakamura. This fusion between the tradition of the company ...

Typhoon Shanshan made landfall Thursday morning in southern Japan, bringing strong winds and high waves to the area, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. According to the agency, the typhoon made ...

Japan’s southern islands were forecast to receive the most rain. The powerful storm has forced flight cancellations and disrupted high-speed rail travel. By Hisako Ueno and Yan Zhuang Typhoon ...

TOKYO—Japan is planning a multibillion-dollar network of small satellites to monitor ships and military sites, its latest response to a barrage of pressure from China that includes a recent ...

Almost 4 million people in southern Japan were urged to evacuate as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall Thursday, leaving thousands of residents without power and lashing Kyushu island with hurricane ...

TOKYO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Southwestern Japan braced on Wednesday for what officials say could be one of the strongest storms to ever hit the region, as some residents in the path of Typhoon ...

TOKYO: A strong typhoon was heading for southern Japan on Tuesday (Aug 27), bringing heavy rain and disrupting bullet trains and flights. Typhoon Shanshan was moving towards the southern Amami ...

A flurry of good morning messages, whipping up favourite meals, and teasing nicknames — a parent’s love for their child may not verbalise itself in so many words but finds form in other languages. In ...

Typhoon Shanshan — forecast by the Meteorological Agency to be a “very strong” storm — is set to hit western Japan on Tuesday, with the agency urging residents to prepare for the storm.

The convenience store, or konbini, is an institution of modern Japanese life. Open at all hours, it offers customers tasty food and household essentials, as well as the ability to pay bills and ...