A survey of Fukuoka Municipal Government employees over their dealings with the city assembly found that 26 employees ...

Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese avant-garde artist known worldwide for her repetitive imagery of polka dots, pumpkin sculptures and ...

Two men died in successive water accidents at beaches in Shizuoka Prefecture on Aug. 25 after this season's beach season had ...

Kyushu Railway Co. said Thursday it will fully resume Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train services on Sept. 18, restoring ...

The chance of yokozuna Hoshoryu taking part in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in September is in doubt after he underwent ...

Campaigning began Thursday for an Okinawa gubernatorial election in which incumbent Denny Tamaki, an opponent of the ...

Adults have a responsibility to keep watch over children so as not to overlook signs of mental or physical distress, and to ...

Residents of a condominium recently deluged by torrential rain in this east Japan city managed to get electricity restored ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An increasing number of hotels in Japan are offering "sleep tourism" experiences -- stays designed to ...

Japan's weather agency issued a special heavy rain warning on Thursday for some areas in Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures in ...

A virus-based esophageal cancer drug developed by a startup from Okayama University has gone on sale following approval from ...

Japan's weather agency issued a special heavy rain warning on Thursday for some areas in Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures in ...