An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck the northern part of Nagano Prefecture in central Japan on Saturday, ...

The Kumamoto Prefectural Government has created a handbook translating the local dialect for foreign residents, aiming to ...

This file photo taken on Oct. 18, 2015, shows Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Ikazuchi off the coast of ...

Yuka Ito (a pseudonym), 42, who lives in eastern Japan, used to work from morning to night at the restaurant her husband ran, ...

Shohei Ohtani extended his remarkable on-base streak to 49 games as the Los Angeles Dodgers overpowered the Colorado Rocki ...

Japan and Australia said Saturday they have concluded a contract to jointly develop a new fleet for the Australian navy based ...

Backed by support among younger consumers who view them as convenient and easy to drink, the global market for canned chu-hi ...

Two Japanese companies have jointly developed a protective helmet designed to help reduce head and facial injuries from bear ...

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Japanese wheelchair tennis star Tokito Oda is gearing up for the Asian Para Games in his home prefecture of Aichi later this ...

Every year, more than 180,000 couples in Japan get divorced. March has the highest number of divorces. Now, some people are ...

Global official development assistance fell 23.1 percent in 2025 from a year ago, OECD said, marking its largest annual ...