Dismantling work has begun at Chubu Electric Power Co.’s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, the ...

Writer Jose Ando is making waves in literary circles after he won the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for his novel “DTOPIA.” ...

The April 20 earthquake off the Tohoku region caused minor injuries, rekindled haunting memories of the 2011 disaster and ...

Three Ground Self-Defense Force tank crew members were killed and another injured when a shell exploded at 8:39 a.m. on April ...

An air traffic control system failure on April 21 caused widespread delays and flight cancellations for Japan’s two largest ...

ISLAMABAD--Pakistan pressed ahead Tuesday with the groundwork for a second round of talks between Iran and the United States ...

Oil prices slipped and shares were mostly higher Tuesday in Europe and Asia as U.S.-Iran talks aimed at ending the war ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet on April 21 lifted Japan's decades-old ban on exporting lethal weapons, reversing a ...

A recent analysis found that the percentage of women working as regular employees in Japan tends to be lower in occupations ...

A major Japanese mass media association warned on April 20 that Google LLC’s artificial intelligence-powered search features ...

Yellow sand from China is expected to drift over northern to western regions of Japan on April 21 and 22, reducing visibility ...

The government plans to make university tuition free to households with three or more children starting from fiscal 2025, ...