A bear that had been shut inside a factory in Fukushima after attacking four people escaped from the factory grounds late on ...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. Secretary of State Rubio on Wednesday criticized Chinese authorities for attempting to erase memories of the bloody 1989 mi Full article ...

Seeds from a cloned successor of a single pine tree that initially survived a massive tsunami following the 2011 Great East ...

Tokyo stocks fell Thursday, with the Nikkei stock index briefly losing more than 2 percent and giving up much of the previous ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said at a House of Representatives Budget Committee session on June 4 that the ...

Reading manga in print improves comprehension and reduces unnecessary brain activity compared to reading on a tablet, a ...

Japan's World Cup squad focused on acclimatizing to high temperatures Wednesday as they practiced at their pre-tournament ...

The new information organizes risks into five levels for each type of disaster: river flooding, heavy rain, landslide and ...

The exterior wall of Himeji Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site in western Japan, has been found damaged, likely due to ...

A former Saga prefectural police technician mishandled DNA tests in 239 cases, including 37 in which proper analysis might ...

Shohei Ohtani pitched six shutout innings while reaching base five times Wednesday as he led the Los Angeles Dodgers to a ...

Aichi Prefecture has unveiled its first original hydrangea variety, distinguished by blue and pink petals with crisp white ...