Once-in-centuries megaquakes that release enormous amounts of energy and can spawn devastating tsunami are becoming ...

Restaurant owner //Shogo Tani// doubts that the central government knows the realities of life in the countryside.

The operator of the Don Quijote megastores Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp. (PPIH) is pushing into new territory with ...

A half-century-old telescope headed for retirement that was given new life through state-of-the-art technology is being ...

FUKUSHIMA—A bear that was trapped in a factory here after attacking four people outwitted a city-led capture team by ...

Japanese homemaker Maki Watanabe carefully pours into a plastic bottle the oil she used to cook her deep-fried aubergines, ...

As a replacement for the Doctor Yellow, known as a “doctor for Shinkansen lines,” the driver’s cab will be equipped with a ...

NAGASAKI—The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum is changing its signage to include a more comprehensive explanation of the start of ...

The National Police Agency on June 4 blasted the Saga prefectural police, saying their original investigation into a ...

Even though he may not look the part of a police dog, Haku the Pomeranian is now officially part of the Miyazaki prefectural ...

Despite solid public support for a woman ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne, Diet executives have not raised the topic during ...

The economy ministry has set numerical targets for replacing nuclear reactors that are scheduled for decommissioning, ...