The ride-hailing giant’s chief executive has made a bet on how it can finally grab a bigger piece of one of the world’s largest taxi markets.

TOKYO -- Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) on Wednesday opened a new base in the southwestern prefecture of Saga to host its fleet of Osprey transport aircraft, local media reported. The first ...

The snowy capital of the island of Hokkaido offers a quieter alternative to Japan’s congested “Golden Route” of Tokyo, Osaka ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in western Japan for a summit where the two ...

A shop in Tokyo that sells specialties from Ishikawa Prefecture is supporting reconstruction following the powerful earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula two years ago. The shop, Yaesu Ishikawa ...

Fireworks were thrown into a police box in Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sunday morning. Police said whoever did it faces a charge of obstruction of police business. The incident occurred at around 3 ...

UTSUNOMIYA, (Japan): A pileup involving at least 11 vehicles occurred on National Route 50 in Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, at around 5.40am on Sunday (Jan 4), resulting in the death of a 78-year-old man.

Atsuhiko Hayashi, who lost his mother Kimiko in the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, is seen in Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1. The Yomiuri Shimbun 7:00 JST, January 4, 2026 WAJIMA, Ishikawa — A ...

A 90-minute train ride from the capital of Helsinki, Tampere is the European Capital of Smart Tourism in 2026, along with Dubrovnik in Croatia. It means the city, akin to Cork in population, is a ...

Tokyo: A train collided with a car at a railway crossing on the JR Utsunomiya Line in Shiraoka City, Saitama Prefecture, on Thursday, police and fire officials said, adding that the train may have ...

A local train bound for Koga from Hiratsuka collided with a car at a level crossing on the JR Utsunomiya Line in Shiraoka, Saitama prefecture, on Jan 1. The car was severely damaged, and part of the ...