DNA sequencing of a 2,300-year-old Yayoi skeleton from the Doigahama archaeological site in Yamaguchi Prefecture reveals that ...

If Kyoto is too crowded for you, avoid the tourists and head to this western prefecture in Japan, where you can sample fresh ...

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--The Kangei Maru, a new whaling mother ship that will succeed the decommissioned Nisshin Maru, has been built here. A signing ceremony for its delivery was held ...

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--Eight crew members were killed and two remain missing after a South Korean-flagged chemical tanker capsized in western Japan early on March 20. The 870-ton ...

A joint research group led by Jonghyun Kim and Jun Ohashi of the University of Tokyo has demonstrated that the majority of ...

Despite a global outcry and growing unpopularity, Japan’s whaling industry continues to thrive. Although whale meat sales ...

Guard Yuki Kawamura signed a two-way contract with the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday, becoming the first Japanese player ...

A team of researchers has made an important step in understanding the origins of modern Japanese people. Scientists were able ...

Genetic analysis of an individual from the Yayoi period reveals immigration patterns from the Korean Peninsula. Researchers ...

Some of the earliest inhabitants of Japan came from the Korean peninsula, according to a new study that sheds more light on ...

The defense ministers of Japan, the U.K. and Italy have agreed to accelerate the joint development of a next-generation ...