As Japan is experiencing extreme heat, a spate of water accidents has been reported across the country, and many foreigners ...

The Tohoku Regional Forest Office in the city of Akita has announced that beech trees in five Tohoku prefectures of ...

A Beijing court on Wednesday sentenced a Japanese man to 3 years and six months in prison for spying, the Japanese Embassy in ...

Hiroto Takahashi threw a four-hit shutout as the Chunichi Dragons beat the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers 6-0 on ...

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that striking a trade deal with Japan by the Aug. 1 deadline he has set to ...

The organizer of two prestigious Japanese literary awards on Wednesday announced there were no winners among the nominations ...

While previous U.S. administrations invested significant diplomatic and political capital in promoting cross-regional ...

At Tohoku University, a growing number of employees hired as regular staff with no expiry dates on their contracts are being ...

Removing restrictions that deny the wishes of those directly affected and updating Japan's marriage system to reflect ...

Nara City Hall is facing an unusual situation, where early voting for the July 20 House of Councillors election has led to ...

A Japanese group offering support and counseling for people sexually exploited online has had some 67,000 explicit images and ...

The mayor of Nagasaki said Tuesday that a record 107 countries and regions, along with the European Union, have signaled ...