NARUTO, Tokushima -- The city of Naruto in west Japan's Tokushima Prefecture will make school trips for municipal elementary and junior high schools free of charge in the 2026 academic year, the ...

FILE PHOTO: Hirofumi Yoshimura, Japan Innovation Party leader, and Sanae Takaichi, Japan's Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), wave to supporters at an election ...

TOKYO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Japan's government must avoid meddling in monetary policy ⁠and ⁠focus on steps to build an economy strong enough ⁠to weather the potential pain from any further interest rate ...

A girl group active in Japan has come under fire after it was revealed they performed on an outdoor stage in swimsuits in the middle of winter. The agency issued an apology and pledged to prevent a ...

FUKUOKA - A 30-year-old man was arrested Monday for his role in one of two stabbings a day earlier in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, that left a woman and a man who was working as an event staffer for ...

Opinions on social media were split regarding Fujisaki's situation. Azu Fujisaki, a 17-year-old member of the Japanese idol group Heroines Research Students, has been dismissed from the group ...

Extracurricular activities at schools in Japan can be broadly divided into two categories. Some of them are the same sort of sports teams or cultural clubs as you’d find in many other countries, like ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Real Madrid winger Vinícius Júnior will be back with Brazil's national team for two friendlies in Asia in October. Coach Carlo Ancelotti announced his squad Wednesday in Rio de ...

At a club in Shanghai, dozens of young people are jumping and waving glow sticks as they dance to the music, leaning in as if to touch the performers on stage. The performers are Chinese amateur girl ...

Japanese pop idol Kenshin Kamimura has been convicted of indecent assault and fined HK$15,000 (US$1,910) for molesting an interpreter working with him during a fan event in Hong Kong earlier this year ...

What really goes on inside Japan’s idol industry? In this episode of Japan Today Spotlight, we explore the strict no-dating and no-sex rules placed on Japan’s J-pop idols — especially young women.

Rising incomes and shifting social behaviors among Japan’s young consumers are fueling a surge in fandom-driven consumption, known as "oshikatsu," which has become a major cultural and economic force.