Japan's education ministry on July 29 urged local boards of education in areas affected by the major earthquake in Kumamoto ...

Kumamoto Prefecture has once again been struck by a major earthquake. Authorities must devote every effort to saving lives ...

Japan's former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka reached the quarterfinals of the DC Open for the first time, while compatriot and ...

The operator of a cat cafe in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, announced on July 29 that 25 cats had been safely rescued from a ...

Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka was found to have abused his authority on multiple occasions to bully his subordinates and ...

Munetaka Murakami blasted a game-tying solo home run, his 23rd of the season, as the Chicago White Sox walked off the New ...

K-pop powerhouse BTS said they will not submit their music for consideration at the forthcoming 2027 Grammy Awards.

A medical expert is urging residents displaced by a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan to take immediate precautions ...

A couple moved from Osaka Prefecture to Kudoyama in Wakayama Prefecture. Now they help the town in many ways. They work on a ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's decision to go ahead with a much-debated consumption tax cut is expected to do little to help ...

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An anti-immigration demonstration drew hundreds of supporters and counterprotesters to the area around JR Osaka Station ...