How do plants space out their roots? A Japanese research team has identified a peptide and its receptor that help lateral roots to grow with the right spacing.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe thanks Spanish football superstar Andres Iniesta, who now plays in Japan, for posting social media messages about the country and ...
KOBE -- After flames swept through a market in this western Japan city in the wake of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, Empress Michiko dedicated a b.
Two months after the arrest of its chairman stunned Nissan Motor Co. and the entire global automotive industry, the carmaker is weighing abolishing the role ...
An infrared camera and supercomputer simulations have revealed planet-spanning cloud streaks over the surface of Venus.
Okinawa is a training destination for professional soccer players as well as baseball players. From mid-January through late-February, 21 football teams from ...
A day before tickets for the 2019 Rugby World Cup go on general sale, organizers told Kyodo News on Friday that a number of games have technically sold out.
Each cow carcass in Japan is given a score based on its yield (from A to C) and level of marbling, firmness, color and overall quality (from 1 to 5). The overall ...