Japan’s firework traditions are changing, as festivals grapple with such dangers as heatstroke and lightning. A growing ...

The government will increase national security spending to 2% of gross domestic product within the current fiscal year, two ...

Japan’s professional wrestling world is mourning a long-serving referee who died this month after being mauled by a bear.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met Thursday with members of the Association of Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea, ...

A man believed to have been carrying a knife was arrested near the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Friday for allegedly obstructing ...

Some opposition parties have expressed concern about reducing the number of seats in the House of Representatives, which the ...

The number of elementary, junior high and high school students in Japan who committed suicide in 2024 stood at 529, up by 16 ...

Four people were injured in what is believed to be a bear attack in the village of Higashi-Naruse, Akita Prefecture, on ...

The Emperor and Empress and their daughter Princess Aiko visited the Tokyo Metropolitan Memorial Hall in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, ...

The Democratic Party for the People and Komeito agreed on Thursday to jointly submit a bill to the current Diet to amend the ...

The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 ...

The fossil of a small reptile that inhabited Scotland during the age of dinosaurs 167 million years ago has scientists ...