In 1974, KFC launched its 'Kurisumasu ni wa Kentakkii!' campaign (which translates as 'Kentucky for Christmas!').

The logo of Japan's public broadcaster NHK is pictured in this April 2021 file photo. (Mainichi/Junichi Sasaki) TOKYO -- Japan's public broadcaster NHK has begun verifying reception contracts for ...

Taiwan has lifted all remaining import restrictions on Japanese food items imposed after the 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The health ministry said on Friday that it ...

Evacuees from a massive fire in Oita City, southwestern Japan, are enjoying hot meals at a local community center. The blaze broke out in the city's Saganoseki district on Tuesday. As of Sunday, it ...

NHK is cracking down on households with TVs that have failed to pay subscription fees in order to prevent free riders from using its services, by limiting who can access its news website as well as ...

Workers are busy making roasted red sea bream in central Japan's Mie Prefecture. Sea bream are a symbol of good fortune in Japan. People offer them as year-end gifts and they're eaten during the New ...

A member of a Japanese yakuza group who is accused of fatally shooting the owner of a popular Chinese dumpling restaurant chain 12 years ago has claimed he is innocent at his first court hearing.

If approved, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa would become the first nuclear station operated by TEPCO to resume operations since the ...

An expert on Japanese business in China says the commercial impact of the current Japan-China row may persist for some time. He says concerted efforts to promote exchange are needed to improve the ...