MURAKAMI, Niigata Prefecture--Five people perished and one is still missing after a late-night fire at a rice cracker factory here that operated around the clock. The blaze broke out around 11:45 ...

KYOTO--Internationally renowned artist Takashi Murakami is back in Japan with his first large-scale solo exhibition in his home country in eight years. Organized by The Asahi Shimbun and other ...

A roughly 60-kilomter section between Murakami, Niigata Prefecture, and Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, is on the Sea of Japan coast, and its sea-scented vistas were a sight to behold. Particularly ...

Murakami signed a 600 million yen ($4 million) deal to play for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in 2025. Per an article from Yahoo Japan, Murakami announced at the news conference for his contract ...