A Japanese 10-year-old has become the youngest person authorized to prepare "fugu" pufferfish — a delicacy that can kill if ...

Nestled in a quiet corner of New Jersey, well away from the typical Jersey bustle, sits Boukakuan Japanese Tea House in ...

The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has hit a record high of more than 95,000 -- almost 90 percent of them women ...

People who come to live in or visit Japan from other countries often have a humorous encounter with a Japanese person who ...

A Japanese handheld radio manufacturer has distanced itself from walkie-talkies bearing its logo that exploded in Lebanon, ...

Gathering with family or friends for a backyard cookout is always a good time. But for the person tasked with manning the ...

Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The oldest person alive was honored on Japan's Respect for the Aged Day. Tomiko Itooka, now 116 years old, ...

Japan has a controversial death row execution method, with the likes of Amnesty International having called it out in the ...

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the damaged areas with lacquer dusted or mixed with ...

Fifth grader Karin Tabira passed a test that means she is now certified to slice and gut the poisonous fish for consumption.

The University is running in-person Japanese language courses on campus, open to anyone aged 18 and over. There are two ...

Japan's economy grew at a slightly slower pace than initially reported in the second quarter, hurt by downward revisions in ...