Although Typhoon No. 8 was initially forecast to weaken before approaching Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported ...

Sachiko Ishizuka was 23 years old when she got the shock of her life. It was when she learned that her father, who was ...

The Defense Ministry is considering adopting a U.S. military artificial-intelligence system for the Self-Defense Forces’ ...

Armed with only a lint rolling mop, an 80-year-old woman who can barely walk fended off a bear that broke into her home and ...

A teacher’s nature photographs snapped in Hokkaido have won several awards, particularly a rather gruesome shot graphically ...

The skyrocketing prices of used condominiums in downtown Tokyo appear to have reached their peak, and signs now point to ...

Thieves are increasingly stealing water meters throughout Japan as soaring copper prices make the devices tempting and ...

For Keisuke Hashimoto, “mizukiri” stone skipping is not just flinging a rock and watching it bounce across the water.

When Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met South Korean President Lee Jae-myung last month in his hometown, the Japanese leader ...

The abundance of pink cleats at the FIFA World Cup is likely just a coincidence stemming from sportswear companies’ focus on ...

A powerful earthquake struck northeastern Japan on June 25, injuring at least six people, but it did not trigger a tsunami or ...

Large-scale memorials, including the Himeyuri Cenotaph, dot the cityscape of Itoman, the site of some of the fiercest ...