A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, early Sunday, injuring more than 20 people, most of them slightly, officials said. There was ...

“This summer, I hiked Mount Fuji with my dad!” sounds like a pretty cool opening for a kid’s how-I-spent-my-summer-vacation essay. The composition gets less heartwarming, though, if it concludes with ...

Six Myanmar nationals working at a farm in Hokkaido have been given shelter by a local labor union after allegedly being subjected to abuse and sexual harassment by farm staff, the union said Friday.

Police in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, have arrested a 66-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 92-year-old mother at their home. According to police, Shinji Ozeki is accused of strangling his ...

Ray Hoe left Japan to return to Singapore on July 18 after failing to renew his business manager visa following abrupt changes to the requirements, leaving him unable to be present for the opening of ...

A 77-year-old man who was indicted on suspicion of attempting to kill his wife at their home in Hakodate, Hokkaido, has been found dead in the mountains after escaping from a hospital where he was ...

Four workers died Thursday after being hit by an express train at a station in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, police said. The four men, in their 50s and 60s, were on the tracks removing weeds ...

International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan warned on Friday against "the demise of international rule of law" after the United States targeted her with sanctions. Washington ...

A male foreign tourist was attacked by a bear near an observation deck overlooking Lake Towada, a popular tourist spot, in the northeastern prefecture of Aomori, local authorities said Saturday. The ...

Russia's Pacific Fleet said Thursday it has conducted a missile test off a group of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands amid an intensifying row over the disputed territory following President ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who is increasingly seen secluding herself at home, said on Saturday that she is using her official residence next to her office more for work to maximize ...

Two men have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a 21-year-old university student on a street in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, in May. The two men worked as touts for a bar and reportedly beat ...