Asahi Soft Drinks Co. on July 1 launched a three-month pilot project for its "Calpis faucet," letting people serve themselves ...

NAGOYA--Instead of hurling "shuriken" stars or vanishing into thin air, ninja missions in Tottori province in the Edo Period ...

SUZUKA, Mie Prefecture--Lawbreakers seeking to outrun the long arm of the law here should think twice before putting the pedal to the metal.

TSU--For the time being, the Bank of Japan will hold off on interest rate hikes while it closely monitors developments in the ...

KUWANA, Mie Prefecture—A brewery here has produced a gluten-free imitation beer brewed exclusively from rice and containing no major allergens or animal-derived ingredients.

YOKKAICHI, Mie Prefecture--With the rallying cry of “Open sesame,” Japan could do with Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves right now.