As sweltering heat blankets Japan, parts of Hyogo Prefecture are struggling with water shortages after a city there logged ...

The population of Japanese nationals in 2024 fell by around 908,000 from a year earlier to 120,653,227, declining for the ...

Foreign visitors attending the 80th anniversary ceremony of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima said Wednesday's event serves as ...

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As days with temperatures peaking over 35 degrees Celsius continue to be recorded across Japan, bears and elephants at ...

The Yamagata Hanagasa Festival, one of the Tohoku region's leading summer events, began in this northeast Japan city on Aug.

The wife of South Korea's ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared for questioning by a special prosecutor Wednesday, ...

Koki Kitayama pitched eight dominant innings as the Nippon Ham Fighters blanked the Seibu Lions 4-0 for their fourth s ...

The following is the full text of the Peace Message read on Aug. 6 by Hiroshima Gov. Hidehiko Yuzaki at a ceremony to mark 80 ...

Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday it expects its net profit for the year ending March to fall 49.8 percent from the previous ...

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Seven & i Holdings Co. said Wednesday it plans to open around 1,000 new convenience stores in Japan and 1,300 in North ...