What impact will the recent completion of China's space station Tiangong ("heavenly palace") have on the new space race?
China was keen on using the October 1992 visit of then-Emperor Akihito to escape Western sanctions due to the Tiananmen Massacre, declassified records show.
An Uyghur Japanese national urges consumers to stop buying goods tainted with Chinese forced labor and human rights abuses. How about Tokyo's solar panels?
After a 2-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Emperor Naruhito and the Imperial Family resumed the annual tradition of New Year greetings with the general public.
As he turns 89, the Emperor Emeritus is leading a peaceful life with his wife on the Akasaka Estate while continuing his life-long research on gobies.
TSURUMI Children's Hospice organized a special snowy day as an early Christmas present for children with serious illnesses or disabilities.
The wizarding world will open its doors to Tokyo in 2023 with a new Harry Potter attraction ー the world's second Harry Potter studio and Asia's...
A team of researchers is using iPS cells to generate the reproductive cells of the northern white rhino, a species with only two females left on...
In a written statement, Empress Masako reflects on her life with gratitude and calls for cooperation toward "the great goal of creating a peaceful world."
"Neko Feel" captured the hearts of cat lovers pushing the new surge of "nekonomics" in Japan. The products were a massive hit and sold out on...
Despite appearances at the World Cup, China's protests continue as COVID cases surge. What will Xi Jinping do when he's driven to a corner?
Kim Jong Un's daughter, like Svetlana Stalin, will learn that her father's state crimes were truly "far-reaching, incomprehensible, and incredibly terrifying."