The Oita Coast Guard Office arrested the captain of a gravel freighter on the night of Aug. 13 after a fatal collision ...

A hiker went missing near a mountain in Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula after a bear attack, police said Aug. 14.

The Japanese government plans to promote the use of generative artificial intelligence and other digital technologies to ...

Osaka Metro Co. on Aug. 14 apologized for leaving many visitors to the Osaka Expo stranded at the venue after train services ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called Wednesday for "forward-looking" action from Russia over the ...

Japanese narcotics agents said Wednesday they have seized 1.046 tons of cannabis worth about 5.2 billion yen ($35 million) on ...

Japanese publisher Shinchosha released a column written by journalist Masayuki Takayama in the July 31 issue of its weekly ...

Master of Japanese tea ceremony Sen Genshitsu, known for his pursuit for world peace through the art, died Thursday, the tea ...

Digital technology is set to play an exciting role at the Tokyo Deaflympics in November, with organizers aiming to create an ...

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday dismissed South Korean claims the North is removing some ...

By the end of the century, rising sea levels could push powerful seasonal waves into Easter Island's 15 iconic moai statues, ...

More A-bomb survivors in Japan are sending written life stories to the government-run memorial halls in Hiroshima and ...