Japan has many wagashi (traditional confectionery) and one of the earliest created is the yokan. Essentially a dense red bean jelly (neri yokan) made with just adzuki beans, sugar and kanten (agar-agar), yokan has remained largely unchanged since the later part of the Edo Period (1800s). This sweet treat has proved popular with the Japanese imperial family and shogunate ...

THE US, Japan and South Korean have begun a two-day training drill to prepare their militaries in response to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.

South Korea, the United States and Japan have begun a two-day missile tracking drill in preparation for any missile or nuclear threats from North Korea.

One of the Kobe Steel plants at the heart of a product data cheating scandal is being inspected by Japan's transport ministry, Kyodo News reported

When the Formula One circus struck camp and set sail for Singapore a few weeks ago, the last thing it expected was for the drivers' championship to be all over by Japan.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would tackle some of the Japanese economy’s deeper structural problems after his coalition scored a convincing victory in parliamentary elections and markets responded with a record 15th straight day of gains.

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Subaru, looking to further strengthen its safety chops, has finished construction of two new test tracks in Japan.