FUKUSHIMA—A bear that was trapped in a factory here after attacking four people outwitted a city-led capture team by ...

HIROSHIMA--Family members of a U.S. prisoner of war who died in the atomic bombing in Hiroshima only weeks after his aircraft ...

An iron object excavated in Fukui could be part of a saw dating to the late Yayoi Pottery Culture Period (second to third ...

Two of Japan’s top consumer electronics retailers announced on June 4 that they are considering a merger, which would ...

Typhoon No. 6 not only dumped record levels of rain on Tokyo, but it also provided a possible preview of what’s in store for ...

A labor union at Amnesty International Japan is boycotting work-related duties as it calls for the replacement of the ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the turmoil in the Middle East would not preclude an interest rate hike less than two ...

There once was a catchy TV commercial jingle that went, “Nijuyojikan tatakaemasuka” (literally, “Can you fight for 24 hours?” ...

The average price of a new apartment in Tokyo’s 23 wards in fiscal 2025 topped 130 million yen ($827,000) for the first time, ...

The Fair Trade Commission searched five major staffing agencies over allegations they formed a nationwide cartel that ...

An illegally constructed mosque is now operating and drawing numerous worshippers on land in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, ...

Typhoon No. 6 made landfall in the southern part of Wakayama Prefecture on the morning of June 3 and was tracking eastward ...