Japan is turning to drones to issue evacuation calls during natural disasters such as tsunamis and torrential rains.

Santa Claus paid an early visit to the Kanagawa Children's Medical Center on Dec. 5, delighting patients, their families and ...

A passenger ferry operating between Okayama and Shodoshima Island in western Japan will begin using technology enabling auto ...

Japanese scientists Shimon Sakaguchi and Susumu Kitagawa on Wednesday received Nobel prizes in Stockholm for their respective ...

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was absent Wednesday from the ceremony in Norway in which she was to rece ...

The Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate by a quarter-point for the third time in a row Wednesday but signaled that ...

An earthquake with its epicenter off the eastern coast of Aomori Prefecture struck on the night of Dec. 8, registering upper ...

Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. (JNFL) announced on Dec. 9 that about 650 liters of water containing radioactive materials overflowed ...

Japan issued a megaquake advisory Tuesday after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Aomori, the ...

TOKYO -- As the weather turns chilly, many people crave "oden," a classic Japanese hot pot dish. But oden appears to be facing tough times. Thirty percent of respondents to a recent survey said they ...

Tokyo stocks ended mixed Wednesday, as buying of exporter shares on a weaker yen was offset by selling ahead of the U.S.

This western Japan city has signed an international exchange agreement with the city of Lapu-Lapu in the Philippines, aiming ...