A teacher’s nature photographs snapped in Hokkaido have won several awards, particularly a rather gruesome shot graphically ...

The Defense Ministry is considering adopting a U.S. military artificial-intelligence system for the Self-Defense Forces’ ...

Armed with only a lint rolling mop, an 80-year-old woman who can barely walk fended off a bear that broke into her home and ...

Thieves are increasingly stealing water meters throughout Japan as soaring copper prices make the devices tempting and ...

The skyrocketing prices of used condominiums in downtown Tokyo appear to have reached their peak, and signs now point to ...

Although the feared double-typhoon threat has been averted, powerful Typhoon No. 7 remains on course and is expected to ...

For Keisuke Hashimoto, “mizukiri” stone skipping is not just flinging a rock and watching it bounce across the water.

The abundance of pink cleats at the FIFA World Cup is likely just a coincidence stemming from sportswear companies’ focus on ...

A powerful earthquake struck northeastern Japan on June 25, injuring at least six people, but it did not trigger a tsunami or ...

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 ...

Large-scale memorials, including the Himeyuri Cenotaph, dot the cityscape of Itoman, the site of some of the fiercest ...

Retirement is the next stop for the 500 Series Shinkansen, which tied for the world’s fastest commercial speed in 1997 when ...