An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 hit the Tokara Islands in southwestern Japan on Wednesday, an area that has ...

The Japanese government said Tuesday it has updated its disaster risk plan in the hope of reducing the estimated death toll ...

Tokyo stocks dropped Wednesday morning, pressured by growing concern that U.S.-Japan tariff negotiations could be prolonged ...

Two male university students were arrested for allegedly shoplifting about 330,000 yen (approx. $2,280) worth of official ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday floated the idea of further increasing tariffs on imports from Japan, envisioning a ...

Coco Gauff became just the third woman in the Open era to lose in the first round at Wimbledon right after winning the ...

Students at Niigata University started a food bank to help classmates who don't have enough to eat. On June 24, they gave ...

Kazuyuki Masu, a former executive at trading house Mitsubishi Corp., joined the Bank of Japan's Policy Board on Tuesday, ...

Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago shared their pain on Tuesday with a U.N. special ...

Bowls of cooked rice and rice balls -- essentials in typical Japanese meals -- are appearing less frequently on dining tables ...

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have unearthed what may be an ancient villa they believe belonged to the first Roman ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday stuck to his position that the central bank will keep its key rate on hold ...