An explosion and fire in a multi-tenant building in Tokyo’s Shinbashi district on July 3 caused serious burns to the faces of two restaurant workers and minor injuries to two passers-by.

An explosion in a building in Tokyo’s Shinbashi district on July 3, which injured four people, may have been caused by a gas leak from a higher floor under construction, according to ...

Some audience members came up to me after a speech I gave in downtown Tokyo in late April. They were hopping mad at Rahm Emanuel, the man whom Washington sent a little over a year ago to do its ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Kang Jung-ai said, "This year marks the 80th anniversary of national liberation, ...

Take, for example, what happened when world-famous chocolatier Godiva opened a Japanese-style bakery in downtown Tokyo. If you wanted to try its baked goods on opening day in August of 2023, you’d ...

Just to the west of downtown Tokyo lies a gorgeous urban oasis. Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden comprises 144 acres of green space and is unique in that it incorporates three landscaping styles ...

Mostly half-naked men with just white loincloth around their hips and several women in white robes joined the annual cold endurance ritual at the Kanda Myojin, a Shinto shrine in downtown Tokyo.

This would entail projects such as moving a section of the downtown Tokyo expressway underground. The firm is also looking at adding new on- and off-ramps. The company also says that almost all ...

(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Facial recognition ticket gates will be introduced Friday for some Keisei Electric Railway Co. express trains linking downtown Tokyo and Narita airport, aiming to reduce ...