Epicenter: Yamanashi Prefecture. N 35.6 , E 139.0 Preliminary magnitude: 5.6 Note: No tsunami warning issued. Note: An ...

A research team including members of the University of Tsukuba and National Taiwan University has clarified the dispersal ...

Venezuelans searched for survivors beneath collapsed buildings Thursday and rescue teams raced to northern areas rocked b ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi said Friday the nuclear watchdog has had ...

After navigating through a tough group, the ultimate World Cup test awaits Japan next, when they take on record five-time ...

Japan's weather agency on Friday warned that a typhoon could approach the country from the Pacific and make landfall the ...

The Nikkei stock index briefly tumbled more than 5 percent Friday, marking its third-largest point drop ever, as investors ...

The ramen chain Sugakiya has many shops in the Tokai region. Two stores will open in Kanagawa Prefecture between this autumn ...

Japan drew with Sweden 1-1 in their final Group F game at the World Cup on Thursday, setting up a round-of-32 clash with B ...

Japan is set to begin negotiations on an economic partnership agreement (EPA) centered on tariff reductions with the five ...

The scarlet dwarf, known as Japan's smallest dragonfly species, has begun appearing in a wetland in this western Japan city - ...

A Nepalese man was mistakenly arrested and detained for about an hour on Thursday as police officers were unaware of a new ...