Ichiriki Ryo, the holder of three titles of the Japanese Go, won the Ing Cup World Professional Weiqi Championship in Sh...

The new Shogi Hall, marking the centenary of the Japan Shogi Association, has been completed in Sendagaya, Tokyo, and wa...

S/ Reporter: The thermometer in my hand reads 37 degrees Celsius. It's hot. The people are also very hot. This is the t...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito harvested rice at the Imperial Palace on September 4.Harvested at the paddy field were 20 stal...

Emperor Naruhito and his family attended a concert featuring Stradivarius instruments on September 3.The “Stradivarius ...

A memorial service was held in Tokyo on September 1 to commemorate the victims of the Great Kanto Earthquake, 101 years ...

SMILE-UP., the company formerly known as Johnny & Associates, announced on August 26 that it has spun off its fan club b...

Japanese national broadcaster NHK apologized for comments made during an NHK Radio Chinese-language news broadcast on Au...

A goldfish scooping competition was held on August 18 in Yamatokoriyama, one of Japan’s major goldfish producing cities....

Bonfire symbols were lit up in Kyoto's mountains on August 16 to mark the end of Obon holiday season in Japan.The summer...