Nagasaki, March 8 (Jiji Press)--Police arrested Tsuyoshi Furusho, mayor of Saza, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Saturday in a bid-rigging case over a public works project in the southwestern Japan town.

CAPE TOWN - Canada defeated Japan 28-15 to finish third Saturday in the second round of World Rugby’s HSBC Sevens Challenger Series. The Canadian men finished runner-up in the first round of the ...

The resort town of Karuizawa in Japan's Nagano Prefecture has announced plans to introduce an accommodation tax next year. It is expected it will be levied on tourists staying at inns, hotels and ...

Saburo Fukuda’s family was forced out of San Francisco’s Japantown not once, but twice. The first time was during the infamous interment of Japanese Americans in World War II, which the U.S ...

Japan scholar Donald Keene’s devotion to the famous summer resort of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, was featured in a lecture event held in Kita Ward, Tokyo, on Sunday, the day before the sixth ...

Night - Clear. Winds W at 7 mph (11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 20 °F (-6.7 °C). Sunny with a high of 51 °F (10.6 °C). Winds variable at 4 to 7 mph (6.4 to 11.3 kph). Sunny today with a ...