Central Tokyo logged a record 34th straight day with measurable rainfall on Sept. 29 as a stationary autumn rain front brought more wet weather across the Pacific side of eastern and western Japan.

Weather and climate researcher Miku Amano knew the wind all too well. It had all the hallmarks of Yamase, the cold, moisture-laden northeasterly long dreaded in Japan’s northeastern Tohoku region for ...

The government on June 24 announced details of Japan’s Growth Strategy that is topped by a public- and private-sector investment of 102 trillion yen ($630.7 billion) for artificial intelligence and ...

Japan is preparing to export a command and control system to the Philippines, marking a significant boost in defense equipment cooperation between the two countries. The move reflects Tokyo’s growing ...

The number of suicides in Japan in 2024 was the second lowest on record, but there was an increase in students and others between 15 and 29 who killed themselves, according to the health ministry.

A total of 8,341 people in Tokyo were taken by ambulance to hospitals for suspected heatstroke from June through August amid the record summer heat wave in the capital, according to the Tokyo Fire ...

Japan carried out no executions in 2023 for the first time in three years. Currently, there are 106 people on death row in Japan. Three of the inmates died and three death sentences were finalized ...

NEC Corp. has announced the launch of a department where every position in the job hierarchy is assigned to autonomous artificial intelligence. Each AI agent is given a position with its own area of ...

Japan has lodged a strong protest with China over an apparent threat to behead Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a social media post by the Chinese consul general in Osaka. “While the intent may not be ...

MANILA–Two suspects have been taken into custody in connection with the fatal shooting of two Japanese tourists here, local authorities announced on Aug. 18. The slayings occurred on the night of Aug.

Kodansha Ltd. is establishing an Indian subsidiary in July to directly publish its translated titles there with the goal of leveraging the country’s large, youthful population to expand Japan’s ...

The number of babies born in Japan in 2024 fell to a record low of 686,061, marking the first time the figure has dipped below 700,000 since statistic keeping began in 1899, the health ministry ...