Japan’s Defense Ministry announced Monday that a possible ballistic missile was launched from North Korea.

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

Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on the first trading day of 2025 on Monday as investors sold stocks after the index’s ...

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

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.” ...

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

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

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 ...

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

Reducing food loss and waste — edible food being discarded — is a major issue for Japanese society, which has a low rate of ...