The fire department in this northeastern Japan city is warning people, especially the elderly, to be cautious of hypothermia ...

Not long after dawn, Japanese sake brewer Mie Takahashi checks the temperature of the mixture fermenting at her family's ...

A record 7,119 teachers at public elementary, junior high, senior high and special needs schools across Japan took a leave of ...

A total of 371 properties around critical security facilities and border islands in Japan were purchased by foreign ...

Survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki said receiving a Nobel Peace Prize has given them a fresh ...

TOKYO -- Only about 20% of people in Japan prepare "emergency toilets" that can be used without water, despite the fact that ...

Nearing 80 years since the end of World War II, the idea of reparations for civilian victims is getting neglected.

TOKYO -- Dec. 24 has now officially been recognized as "Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' Day" in Japan.

Figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu will perform in his ice show commemorating the 14th anniversary of the devastating March 11 ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a meeting on Japan's strategy for infrastructure exports at the prime minister's office on Dec. 24, 2024. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government on Tuesday ...

Twenty-two years after his uncle approached the same challenge, ozeki Hoshoryu heads into January's New Year Grand Sumo ...

Japan's Cabinet on Tuesday approved a revision to a government ordinance to prohibit the manufacture as well as the import ...