Japan’s Financial Services Agency is stepping up monitoring of regional banks that lend heavily to the booming real estate ...

They don’t suffer from overtourism here,” said my guide Mayuko, as we strolled through Takehara’s quiet Townscape ...

A massive pile-up involving more than 50 vehicles took place on Japan’s Kan-Etsu Expressway amid heavy snowfall, killing a 77 ...

Japan’s Financial Services Agency is said to be stepping up monitoring of regional banks that lend heavily to the booming ...

Japanese tourists were accused at a Varanasi ghat without evidence, with a viral video showing repeated apologies. Police ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the ...

Uninhabited Baker Island is among the last to see the new year, as 2026 takes 26 hours to roll across the globe.

There are a lot of different ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Japan. If you want to get orthodox, tradition says you should make a midnight visit to your local temple to literally ring in the new ...

In countries all across Latin America and in the Caribbean, folks rush eat 12 green grapes, one for each month of the year, ...

Most of the all-time great kaiju movies were made in Japan, but a few noteworthy ones weren't, like Pacific Rim, Colossal, ...

The last time it rained on the Rose Parade was 2006. Crowds were a little thinner than in past years. But the show marched on ...

In London, tens of thousands will flock to the banks of the Thames to watch the mayor's annual fireworks display ...