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 ...

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

Eighty years after the end of World War II, Japan and China are marking the anniversary with major events, but on different ...

Japan men's national rugby team head coach Eddie Jones sees the Pacific Nations Cup kicking off later this month as an ...

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

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

Shohei Ohtani allowed four runs over 4-1/3 innings facing his old Los Angeles Angels teammates for the first time Wednesday ...

Shirai lost her husband to a heart attack in 2022. As a single mother living in Tokyo, she has been busy raising her children ...

A research team led by a Nagoya University professor has announced it has discovered a mechanism that prevents mosquitoes ...

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