In a recent meeting with Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ...

The following is an earthquake alert issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Japan plans to set up a new agency of around 110 officials to extend support to former and reserve members of the ...

Tokyo stocks opened mixed Monday, as the broader index was supported by gains on Wall Street late last week, while the Nikkei ...

About 1,000 people towed the roughly 400-ton keep of a traditional castle in northeastern Japan's Aomori Prefecture on Sunday ...

As the number of athletes and officials expected to take part in the upcoming Asian Games is likely to exceed initial ...

Many foreigners in Kumamoto Prefecture may have had difficulty in obtaining information in the aftermath of last month's ma ...

On Aug. 15, 1945, the day Japan announced its surrender in World War II, manga artist Tetsuya Chiba, 87, best known for ...

Police searched a Tobu Railway Co. group company Sunday on suspicion of professional negligence resulting in death following ...

TOTTORI (Kyodo) -- Tottori Prefecture, a filming location for the second season of the hit Japanese TV spy thriller "Vivant," ...

Traditional Japanese hand fans coated with fermented persimmon tannin made in this city in northern Kumamoto Prefecture have ...