"Today's abhorrent resumption of executions is a damning indictment of this government's lack of respect for the right to life," said an Amnesty International official.

From portion sizes to exclusives, we got Subway in Japan and the US to find out the big differences between the two.

The scientists say the masks help detect COVID with a filter that shows traces of the virus when sprayed with a fluorescent dye containing antibodies.

The building was constructed out of remnant wood, 700 donated windows, and unwanted objects like plastic containers from a shiitake mushroom factory.

Princess Aiko is the only child of Emperor Naruhito of Japan, but she can't succeed him on the Chrysanthemum throne for one reason — her gender.

Every room at Toggle Hotel has a different color combination so that guests can either be "on or off," the architecture firm Klein Dytham says.

The lease for these tiny homes will extend until January 15, 2023, and the monthly rent paid will only cost 99 Japanese yen (equivalent to $0.86).

Yakuza turned pastor Tatsuya Shindo rates 10 yakuza scenes in movies and television, such as "Kill Bill: Vol. 1" and "Avengers: Endgame," for realism.

Japanese death row inmates can be given just hours' notice before their executions. Two prisoners on death row are suing to stop the practice.

A beloved filly with a name from a tongue twister scored her first victory on Monday, putting commentators on the spot as she raced to the front.

Japan's southern beaches are covered in tons of pumice pebbles after an underwater volcano exploded in the Pacific Ocean a few months ago.

Hirofumi Yoshimura is a fresh-faced politician lauded after his party nearly quadrupled their seats in Japan's latest general election.

From calorie count to portion sizes, we wanted to find out all the differences between McDonald's in Japan and the US. This, is Food Wars.

In the lead-up to marrying her college sweetheart, the former Japanese royal suffered PTSD from the intense media scrutiny they both faced.

When the "Hollywood Dream - The Ride" in Japan in Osaka, stopped because of a blackout, some riders were left hanging upside for over two hours.

Japan's Princess Mako is set to marry a commoner later in October and was recently diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama, born in 1913, surpassed the previous record holders, who became celebrities known as "Kin-san" and "Gin-san."

High schoolers in Japan's Chiba Prefecture sent out the message in a bottle in 1984 to try to investigate ocean currents.

Insider spoke with Getty Images' Patrick Smith about his favorite Tokyo Olympics photos, capturing emotion from athletes, his camera set-up, and more.

The street is part of a Japanese-themed town located outside the city of Dalian that cost locals nearly $1 billion to build.