<p>The Japan Meteorological Agency has reported that heavy rainfall struck the Tokachi district of Hokaido on Friday. According to the agency, about 120 millimeters of rain was observed in the ...

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Japan's Justice Ministry says a man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday. Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the “Twitter killer,” ...

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TOKYO (AP) — Japan has executed a man who was convicted of murder after killing and dismembering nine people.

Japan releases nuclear wastewater into the Pacific. How worried should we be? The plan to gradually discharge more than a million tons of treated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant ...

Hayayakko, a 9-year-old white horse owned by Makoto Kaneko, has run his last race and will enjoy a pensioned life at Northern Horse Park in Hokkaido, Japan.

A magnitude 6 earthquake occurred off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan. The German Research Centre for Geosciences reported the quake was at a depth of 10 km. No immediate reports of damage or casualties ...

Mount Shinmoe, located in the Kirishima mountain range bordering Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures in southwestern Japan, erupted on Sunday evening.

A Magnitude 6 earthquake struck off coast of Hokkaido, Japan on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

A Magnitude 6 earthquake struck off coast of Hokkaido, Japan on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.