Large Japanese firms are likely to increase wages by about 5% on average in 2025, the same as last year, the chair of a major ...

With a history dating back over 77 years, the revered audio maker is making audiophile-grade amplifiers again.

Choking on mochi is so common that authorities offer tips every year on how to help someone who has the food lodged in their ...

Two elderly men died after choking on mochi on the first three days of the New Year in Japan. This sticky, sweet traditional ...

Two elderly men in Japan choked to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year’s tradition that authorities have issued ...

Apollo Global Management plans to expand in Japan and add staff to its Asia wealth business, its regional top executive said, ...

A bluefin tuna about the size of a motorcycle has been sold for $1.3 million (207 million yen) at Japan’s most prestigious ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave to well-wishers from a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo during a New ...

Traditional firefighting ladder acrobatics are performed at the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year's fire and disaster prevention event in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2025.

A bluefin tuna fetches over $1.3 million at a Tokyo fish market’s New Year auction:: Tokyo, Japan ::Weighing some 608 lbs ...

Global temperatures in 2024 soared to yet another record level, but this time it was such a big jump that Earth temporarily ...

(Pool photo) The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about how the Japanese Emperor spends the first days of the New Year. Question: There was a New Year's greeting ...