On a recent cold winter’s night, a family here faced off with terrifying house guests--massive ogre-like figures with broad, toothy maws and straw-covered bodies.

SEOUL―South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Tuesday ⁠that AI models are believed to have been used in some recent ...

Three deaths in flooded underpasses in Chiba and Fukushima prefectures have prompted new safety measures, including barriers ...

The lush grasses at Ozegahara, the mountain marshland spanning the borders of Gunma, Fukushima and Niigata prefectures, have ...

With more than 90 percent of its crude oil supply effectively choked off by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Japan is scrambling to secure alternative oil supplies, pivoting sharply to the United ...

The average price of a new apartment in Tokyo’s 23 wards in fiscal 2025 topped 130 million yen ($827,000) for the first time, while surrounding areas also soared to record highs, a report showed. The ...

Japan has protested against Chinese controls that will limit its exports of a key chemical used to make computer chips, saying Tuesday that Tokyo is studying the potential impact on Japanese companies ...

Japan Airlines Co. (JAL) improperly received government subsidies for a national “flying car” research project and will repay the funds, according to sources. An investigation by external lawyers is ...

BANJARMASIN, Indonesia—The search is continuing for at least 129 people missing after a ferry overturned in bad weather in Indonesia ’s Java Sea on Sunday. At least 108 people were rescued and the ...

The government on June 24 announced details of Japan’s Growth Strategy that is topped by a public- and private-sector investment of 102 trillion yen ($630.7 billion) for artificial intelligence and ...

Activist investors, sometimes likened to the “Black Ships” that forced Japan to open its borders, are increasingly pushing companies to “open” their boardrooms. The number of proposals from ...

AOMORI--Kazuko Ebina became so afraid when she heard her smartphone speaker blare out the “J-Alert” alarm that she could not stop her legs from shaking. The 80-year-old housewife was preparing ...