Japan's weather agency on Wednesday issued a special flood warning, the highest level of its kind, for the Koyoshi River in ...

Russia on Wednesday freed an American who had been jailed for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in ...

The proportion of parents in Japan who want a second child has fallen by more than half over the past six years, reaching a ...

Warm air associated with a high-pressure system spread over eastern and western Japan, pushing temperatures higher along the ...

Luxury bicycles, some worth up to 1 million yen (approx. $6,320), equipped with globally famous components are now available ...

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi marked one year in office on Oct. 21. She set sail from the dire position of a ruling ...

Drugstores across Japan began selling an over-the-counter erectile dysfunction (ED) medication in late August, making treatment easier to obt ...

Dwarf reed snakes, found in Southeast Asia and elsewhere, display an unusual escape behavior when they encounter a threat: They form their bo ...

A municipal elementary school here held its first meeting for parents on the night of Oct. 19 after abolishing annual class photos, revealin ...

A Hokkaido Prefectural Government employee repeatedly contacted a female student inappropriately, including pressuring her to ...

This local city has signed an agreement with Tokyo-based Lifull ArchiTech Co. to secure quick-assembly "Instant House" ...

Nagoya-based charter bus operator Shachi Bus Co. unveiled a luxury coach equipped with an onboard bar to the media and plans ...