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While haiku poets like Basho extolled the virtues of tranquility, premodern Japan was likely a noisier affair than most ...

A 102-year-old Japanese man has set a new record by becoming the oldest to summit Mount Fuji. Kokichi Akuzawa began his ascent on Aug. 5 along with his 70-year-old daughter Motoe, his granddaughter ...

Gender inequality is accelerating young Japanese women's flight from rural areas to the cities, further depressing the country's already low birthrate.

Japanese police say some of the Japanese nationals arrested for allegedly being part of a fraud scheme based in Cambodia told ...

Sanae Takaichi, who calls herself Japan's Margaret Thatcher, stitched up a late night deal to secure her appointment as PM.