Japan's education ministry on July 29 urged local boards of education in areas affected by the major earthquake in Kumamoto ...

The following is an earthquake alert issued by. Day and Time: July 29, 2026, 10:19 p.m. Epicenter: Kumamoto Prefecture. N ...

Former Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya was appointed to lead a Japanese business group that promotes ties with China on ...

Taiwan is ready to dispatch search and rescue teams within four hours if requested by Japan after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake ...

A child attending a prefectural special needs school was left alone aboard a school bus for about 50 minutes in June, the ...

Japan's ruling and opposition parties on Wednesday wrapped up months of discussions on a proposed consumption tax cut on food ...

Two people were unresponsive, two others were seriously injured and seven remained missing at a Nippon Paper Industries Co.

Aeon Mall Kumamoto is seen with large sections of its exterior wall and other parts collapsed by an explosion, in Kashima, ...

Japan's National Council on Social Security, made up of the government plus ruling and opposition parties, has ended in a ...

A magnitude 7.1 quake that struck southwestern Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture on July 28 was reported in breaking news alerts by ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 shook southwestern Japan on Tuesday, with tsunami advisories issued for the ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday the government has confirmed that 13 people died after a magnitude 7.1 ...