There are several versions of this pattern, and most are valuable. A 32-piece set sold at auction in 2023 for $3,276, which ...

LONDON--The Uniqlo clothing chain is attracting attention for a new repair service offered at its flagship store here that mends old garments ... characterized by Japan-like patterns have ...

Japan loves baseball! Gloves vary depending on the player's position, so many own several different types. Oki Satoshi (left) and Yonezawaya Tomohiro (right) collect and refurbish old gloves from ...

Women are disproportionately vulnerable to poverty in old age compared to their male counterparts. Japan boasts one of the highest life expectancies in the world, with women at 87 years and men at 81.

Pressure patterns typical for July and August created a heat wave across the country on June 29 and record-high temperatures for the month in 135 locations, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The influence of the mansion and the Helens is evident throughout Magoon’s 2,540-square-foot lake cottage, built in 1939, whether it’s the 120-year-old bed that occupies their loft or the claw ...

Sept. 26 (UPI) --An 88-year-old former boxer was acquitted in a rare Japanese retrial Thursday in a 1966 quadruple murder case after spending nearly half a century on death row. The Shizuoka ...

Japanese court finds 88-year-old man not guilty in retrial for murder after decades on death row, NHK says TOKYO -- Japanese court finds 88-year-old man not guilty in retrial for murder after ...

Linda Sieg covered Japanese politics, economics and social issues at Reuters in Tokyo for over three decades, most recently as chief political correspondent. She is currently freelancing.