Japan recorded 13 disasters covered by the Disaster Relief Law in fiscal 2025, the highest number in 30 years, with ...

BANGKOK—The head of Myanmar’s military-backed government embarked on an official visit to Russia to hold talks with President ...

The government plans to shift the management of highly sensitive information to the cloud, using services offered by ...

A major earthquake that registered a maximum seismic intensity of 7 rocked Kumamoto Prefecture at 4:27 p.m. on July 28, causing casualties, damaging or destroying infrastructure and disrupting ...

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake rattled northeastern Japan early Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the latest in a series of major temblors hitting the region. No tsunami warning was ...

SEOUL—South Korea’s president said Tuesday a solid alliance with the U.S. strengthens the foundation of national security, as many South Koreans were baffled and concerned about U.S. President Donald ...

At a municipal elementary school in Hamamatsu, a sixth-grade girl is frustrated that yet again there’s a line to use the restroom.

The climbing season officially opened on Mount Fuji on July 1, and experts are already warning visitors, particularly first-timers, to exercise caution. The most-popular Yoshida Trail on the Yamanashi ...

BEIJING--China consigned the body of former Premier Zhu Rongji to the flames on Tuesday and lowered the national flag to mourn the no-nonsense ‌reformer who died last week aged 97, as citizens ...

For Japan, crude oil procurement costs remain high and elevated prices are weighing on corporate activity. Even though the ...

WASHINGTON—The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East as reports have emerged of mental health and supply issues aboard the long-deployed USS ...

Domestic cultivation of fresh salmon and trout, species that are mainly imported to Japan, is rapidly increasing, ...