Seismology experts are urging people in Kumamoto Prefecture to remain vigilant against additional powerful earthquakes in the ...

In an experiment using mice, Japanese researchers reported success in targeting and shrinking cancer cells with natural ...

Acclaimed Japanese actress and singer Miho Nakayama was found dead in the bathtub of her Tokyo home on Dec. 6. She was 54.

The death toll rose to 13 while rescue operations were under way in Kumamoto Prefecture after a powerful earthquake on July ...

The instant “seismic intensity 7” flashed across the TV screen in a bulletin announcing the powerful July 28 earthquake in ...

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co., one of Japan’s biggest life insurance companies, plans to raise its retirement age from the ...

Private-sector rice inventories have swollen to a high since comparable data became available in 2004, raising the ...

The graying of Japanese society seems to have turned a lot grayer. Figures published by the internal affairs ministry ahead ...

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has repeatedly touched upon the need for discussions related to nuclear weapons.

KOBE—A third-party investigative panel on March 19 concluded that Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito committed power harassment on ...

MONTERREY, Mexico--Japan marked the 1,000th match in World Cup history with a commanding 4-0 win over Tunisia in Group F on Saturday, as Ayase Ueda scored twice to send the North Africans out. Hajime ...

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 ...