KUMAMOTO -- "Don't throw away damaged historical materials!" Kumamoto Prefecture's cultural affairs division urged residents on July 29, the day after a powerful earthquake that registered a maximum ...

As Japan endures another summer of record-breaking heat, with a string of cruelly hot days reaching maximum temperatures of 40 degrees Celsiu ...

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South Korea on Monday expressed hopes for resumption of diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea to ease animosities on t ...

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Ten years ago, Kumamoto Prefecture was jolted by two earthquakes that registered the maximum level of 7 on Japan's seismic ...

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A man suspected of illicitly dealing prescription drugs to young people in a corner of Osaka's Minami district known as a hangout for youths ...

A flame-lighting ceremony for the upcoming Asian Games torch relay was held in Tokyo on Tuesday, around a month before the opening of ...

Tokyo stocks fell Tuesday, with the Nikkei stock index plunging over 2 percent, as stalled U.S.-Iran negotiations to end the war and ...