An unsubstantiated rumor spreading in Hong Kong that a major disaster will strike Japan in July was discussed June 4 during ...

Japan on Thursday began a review of its rice policy after soaring grain prices hit consumers, aiming to boost production and ...

The family of a then 7-year-old boy who fatally choked on a quail egg served during lunch at a municipal school in the ...

Deliberations on bills separately submitted by three opposition parties over selective surnames for married couples are ...

The "low birth rate trap" is becoming an expression in Japan. This refers to the ageing of society due to low births over the ...

Tokyo stocks climbed Friday on hopes of easing U.S.-China trade tensions after the leaders of the world's two largest ...

The Japanese government on Friday approved a plan to enhance the disaster resilience of the country's infrastructure over the ...

The Saga Prefectural Government on June 5 announced it is preparing to launch a model project aimed at accepting foreign ...

The Adventure World zoo and amusement park in west Japan will from June 7 open advance applications to visit a sending-off ...

The new cruise ship Asuka III arrived at Yokohama Port in the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 2. Many people ...

As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk argued on social media on Thursday, the world's richest man threatened to ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday continued to review Nippon Steel Corp.'s proposals to acquire United ...