A giant vertical pipe at a sewer construction site in Osaka was pushed upward Wednesday, protruding more than 10 meters above ...

Tokyo stocks extended gains Wednesday, with the Nikkei index topping the key 55,000 line as concerns over prolonged crude oil supply ...

Japan supports a possible coordinated release of oil reserves by International Energy Agency member countries, industry ...

Japan on Wednesday marked 15 years since a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck the country's northeastern areas, which trigger ...

A white, weathered store stands quietly in a deserted area of Namie town in Fukushima Prefecture, an area evacuated after ...

It is as captivating as it is divisive: the tale of two Chinese American athletic geniuses who have so much in common but ...

Fifteen years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011. That decade and a half has revealed the depth of the wounds left on ...

Yokozuna Hoshoryu fell to his first loss and promotion-chasing ozeki Aonishiki a damaging second at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament ...

Iran attacked commercial ships on Wednesday across the Persian Gulf and targeted Dubai International Airport, esca ...

A section chief at the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) headquarters was reprimanded for regularly adopting an angry attitude toward his ...

Figure skating icon Yuzuru Hanyu believes it is his mission to maintain the memory of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami dis ...

A "doll memorial service" to express gratitude for "hina" dolls that were no longer needed, broken dolls and others was held on March 3 at Asahikawa Shrine in the city of Asahikawa, Hokkaido. The ...