The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the planned admission fee hike for Himeji Castle in ...

Heavy snowstorms continue in areas along the Sea of Japan. Although their intensity is somewhat decreasing, meteorologists ...

More than 100 runners, wishing to be this year's "lucky men," have competed in an early morning race at a shrine in western ...

Tokyo topped the rankings of Japan's 47 prefectures in terms of the amount of spending money adults have, followed by ...

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya ...

Japanese weather officials say snow accumulation could further surge in coastal areas along the Sea of Japan. They are urging ...

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died at the age of ...

Nara's Horyuji Temple is another World Heritage Site. Its central gate, main hall, and five-story pagoda were built around ...

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died ...

The oldest person in Japan, 115-year-old Okagi Hayashi of Toki, Gifu Prefecture, still has a good appetite, and at a ...

Tomiko Itooka, the world's oldest person, has passed away at the remarkable age of. The news of her death was confirmed by an ...

The world's oldest woman, Tomiko Itooka, has died at age 116, Japanese media reported on Saturday. Itooka passed away in a ...