Sanriku Railway Co. is operating its special seasonal train called the Kotatsu Ressha this winter between Kuji and Miyako ...

A fishing boat reported at around 2:10 a.m. Monday that a purse seine fishing boat appeared to have capsized in the sea about ...

Actor and producer Hiroyuki Sanada took home the win for best male actor in a drama series for his role in “Shōgun.” ...

Even as Nippon Steel faced skepticism of its doomed $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel from the Biden administration, it was ...

Karasawa Cirque is a U-shaped valley carved out by ancient glaciers. It is surrounded by famous peaks over 3,000 meters high ...

The Japan Sports Agency plans in March to revise their strategy for strengthening athletes, reformulating their policies to ...

Ginzan Onsen, a popular hot spring resort in Obanazawa, Yamagata Prefecture, started limiting entry to day-trippers in ...

A university student who was visiting her family home in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, when a massive earthquake struck the Noto ...

DONETSK REGION, Ukraine – Russian forces in Ukraine are advancing at their fastest pace since the early days of the invasion ...

A 276-kilogram bluefin tuna sold for ¥207 million at the New Year’s auction at Toyosu Market in Koto Ward, Tokyo, on Sunday.

Vietnam’s first subway, built with Japanese assistance, opened in Ho Chi Minh City, in the nation’s south, on Dec. 22. This ...

Nippon Steel Corp. has stepped up preparations to sue the U.S. government in a bid to realize its planned acquisition of ...