Subaru Corp.'s flagship Forester SUV was named the car of the year in Japan in 2025 by automotive critics and other experts, ...

Residents of at least one prefecture are not looking over their shoulders as a steady stream of bear sightings are reported ...

Tsuyoshi Maruoka, a Ph.D. student specializing in chemical ecology, found a pleasant surprise from a container of ...

When Koshoin Temple officials sought to build a wooden pagoda here, they were told it would be impossible to erect one in ...

An energy-related startup and a supermarket operator have signed what they say is the first contract in Japan to sell and buy ...

A 5-year-old boy died after falling on an outdoor escalator at a ski slope here and getting his right arm caught in the ...

In the battle against avian flu, an NTT East Inc. affiliate has developed a drone that emits laser beams that can scare away disease-ridden wild birds from poultry houses.

For a second day, China's military on Tuesday dispatched air, navy and missile units to conduct joint live-fire drills around ...

NingNing, a Chinese member of South Korean girl group aespa who has come under fire in Japan over a social media post ...

Feeling a stronger commitment to peace, Princess Kako, second daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko, ...

All lanes on the Kan-etsu Expressway linking Tokyo and Niigata Prefecture were open for traffic on Dec. 28, two days after 67 ...

Under the Chinese zodiac, 2026 will be the year of “Hinoe-uma” (Fire Horse), which, according to a scientifically baseless ...