Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs

A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come

Utsunomiya's dramatic three-day ordeal with an at-large bear could be a mere sign of what's to come for Japanese cities.

Not so cozy? Japanese bookstore fiction gets real.

Translated Japanese fiction is obsessed with quiet stories taking place in bookshops and cafes, but life and work in Jap…

GMO asks government to take active cyberdefense measures

GMO Internet has revealed that there was unauthorized access to its servers for automated FX currency margin trading.