A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, early Sunday, injuring more than 20 people, most of them slightly, officials said. There was ...

Ray Hoe left Japan to return to Singapore on July 18 after failing to renew his business manager visa following abrupt changes to the requirements, leaving him unable to be present for the opening of ...

International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan warned on Friday against "the demise of international rule of law" after the United States targeted her with sanctions. Washington ...

A 77-year-old man who was indicted on suspicion of attempting to kill his wife at their home in Hakodate, Hokkaido, has been found dead in the mountains after escaping from a hospital where he was ...

Six Myanmar nationals working at a farm in Hokkaido have been given shelter by a local labor union after allegedly being subjected to abuse and sexual harassment by farm staff, the union said Friday.

“This summer, I hiked Mount Fuji with my dad!” sounds like a pretty cool opening for a kid’s how-I-spent-my-summer-vacation essay. The composition gets less heartwarming, though, if it concludes with ...

Russia said Monday it has summoned the Japanese ambassador in Moscow after Tokyo lodged a strong protest over Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent visit to the disputed Etorofu Island. Ambassador ...

A male foreign tourist was attacked by a bear near an observation deck overlooking Lake Towada, a popular tourist spot, in the northeastern prefecture of Aomori, local authorities said Saturday. The ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who is increasingly seen secluding herself at home, said on Saturday that she is using her official residence next to her office more for work to maximize ...

Four workers died on Thursday after being hit by an express train at a station in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, police said. The four men were on the tracks to remove weeds when the accident ...

Police in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, have arrested a 66-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 92-year-old mother at their home. According to police, Shinji Ozeki is accused of strangling his ...

Two men have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a 21-year-old university student on a street in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, in May. The two men worked as touts for a bar and reportedly beat ...