After 13 people were killed in bear attacks, the U.S. is warning Americans in Japan to stay alert and avoid areas where bears have been sighted.

The State Department said U.S. citizens in Japan should exercise increased caution amid a sharp rise in deadly bear attacks.

Northeastern Japan is prone to earthquakes, including a triple disaster of a quake, tsunami and a nuclear meltdown in Fukushima, just south of Iwate, in March 2011, that killed nearly 20,000 people, mostly from the tsunami, and severely damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station.

Dozens of earthquakes struck near Japan on Monday following a cluster of seismic activity that rocked the area over the weekend. Today's set of earthquakes follow a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan’s Iwate Prefecture at 5:03 p.m. local time on Sunday that prompted a tsunami warning.

In Tokyo, Levi Pells, 32, was managing a small team and earning more than he ever imagined. He noticed his happiness depended on his quarterly performance.

Japanese technology giant SoftBank says it has sold its stake in Nvidia, raising $5.8 billion to pour into other investments.

A quiet revolution is building in Japan. In 2026 a legal reform will allow joint custody post-divorce and hopes to address single-parent poverty

A Canadian anti-whaling activist who has dodged arrest in Japan for more than a decade vowed at COP30 in Brazil to continue fighting for marine protection – taking aim in particular at deep-sea mining and Norway’s krill industry.

These two nations are well acquainted after Wales visited Japan in the summer where the Test series ended 1-1. The hosts completed a second ever win against Wales in the sweltering heat of Kitakyushu, before the tourists levelled the series with victory in Kobe which ended the nation's record of 18 international defeats.