The following is an earthquake alert issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Day and Time: Oct. 29, 2026, 12:07 a.m.

Orders poured in from across Japan for earrings made by a 27-year-old aspiring indigo dye artisan after Princess Kako wore ...

A high-speed train slammed into another that had stopped on the tracks in Spain Wednesday, killing at least 68 people and ...

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For people overwhelmed by distress or a sense of helplessness, being able to talk anonymously to someone who will simply ...

The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday at about 3.9% despite stubbornly high inflation, as Chairman Kevin ...

FUKAYA, Saitama -- Nearly the entire genetic "blueprint" of cyclamen plants, so common a sight brightening windowsills in ...

The city of Sapporo saw its first snowfall of the season on Oct. 28, around the average date for the season and five days ...

Former Osaka chief prosecutor Kentaro Kitagawa pleaded not guilty Oct. 27 to sexually assaulting a woman who had worked under ...

The Funabashi Municipal Government plans to introduce a new short-time after-school child care program from April 2027, ...

An exhibition tracing the careers of three masters who pioneered the "golden age" of "shojo" (girls') manga in Japan in the ...

A system for foreign exchange margin trading operated by a Japan-based company has been hit by a cyberattack, causing ...