OSAKA--Universal Studios Japan (USJ) said it will open a much-anticipated Nintendo Co. attraction on Feb. 4, finally answering the question of how long the pandemic has delayed its start.

Jan. 9 (UPI) --Influenza is affecting hundreds of thousands of people in Japan and rising rapidly among that nation's population of 124.5 million and overwhelming many healthcare providers and ...

(Mainichi/Kazuhisa Soneda) OSAKA -- The Osaka High Court on Dec. 19 upheld a lower court's decision that Universal Studios Japan (USJ)'s policy to prohibit admission ticket cancellations and ...

Japan's role in its alliance with the U.S. is often framed in terms of military security, but its economic contributions have been just as, if not more, significant in sustaining American hegemony.

The Philippines has ratified a new defence pact with Japan that would allow each country’s military to deploy on each other’s soil amid increased regional tensions with China. The Philippine ...

Adust to Japan after you land. We arrived in Tokyo late on Christmas Eve, and spent our first 48 hours in Japan sleepwalking through thrillingly massive superstores and quiet temples and ...

Japan approves SIGA's TEPOXX, the first antiviral for orthopoxviruses, for smallpox, mpox, cowpox, and vaccine-related complications. Approval is based on 15 clinical trials and pivotal animal ...

Japan's weather agency said Monday that last year was the hottest since records began, mirroring other nations as ever-rising greenhouse gas emissions fuel climate change. Worldwide, 2024 was ...

International tourism to Japan has exploded in recent years, and while the official figure for 2024 is yet to be released it is now certain to be a new record in excess of the 31.9 million who ...

The U.S. government said Thursday that it has approved the sale of AIM-120D-3 and AIM-120C-8 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles and related equipment to Japan for an estimated cost of $3.64 ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is the central bank of Japan. Established under the Bank of Japan Act in 1882, it is a juridical entity and neither a government agency nor a private corporation.

Why, in short, is Japan so orderly? Some say the answer lies in its primary schools. As the final bell rings, a flurry of six- and seven-year-olds dash out of class at Minami Ikebukuro Primary ...