Security camera footage recorded scenes of floodwaters engulfing residential streets in this east Japan city during ...

A woman's body was found floating in the Naka River in Fukuoka's Chuo Ward on the morning of Aug. 19, prompting a police ...

The Japanese government has decided to dissolve Cool Japan Fund Inc., a public-private investment fund saddled with massive ...

A Vietnamese volunteer firefighter in this central Japan city is hoping to inspire his compatriots to serve their communities.

A fourth grader discovered rarely seen bamboo blossoms in a mountainous area of this western Japan city in late July. Earlier ...

Amid a series of incidents in Japan involving teachers accused of secretly filming students, about 40% of teachers are ...

An interactive booth offering local drinks on tap opened on the first floor of Niigata Airport on Aug. 19, giving visitors ...

Miyu Yamashita shot an 8-under 62 on Thursday for a one-stroke lead over fellow Japanese player Nasa Hataoka in the CPKC Wom ...

Train operator Tobu Railway Co. said Friday the express train that hit and killed four workers removing weeds on the trac ...

Tokyo stocks ended mixed Friday, hurt by caution over tensions in the Middle East and a rebound in U.S. Treasury yields, ...

Domestic cats identify each other by sniffing their urine, as their urinary composition profiles are individually distinctiv ...

Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children. This is perfect material for ...