Seventeen trucks in a parking lot and a warehouse burned Wednesday at a transport company in Shizuoka Prefecture, central J ...

Conspiracy theories suggesting that former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was killed in 2022 in a political assassination rather ...

A Japanese travel agency said Tuesday it will launch a point-to-point transport service in the 2030s that would connect Tokyo ...

Practicality took center stage at the Tokyo auto show, where many Japanese automakers showcased their latest electric ...

KITAKYUSHU -- Preparations for a "fox bride" procession, which will take place on the night of Nov. 2 around JR Mojiko ...

The Onomichi Lantern Festival was held in the city of Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on the night of October 18, with about ...

A bear wandering the grounds of Iwate University here on Oct. 28 caused the cancelation of afternoon lectures and traffic ...

Around 6,000 bamboo lanterns were lit around rice paddies in Nagasaki on the night of Oct. 25 for observers to enjoy as part ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had been unable to work out the timing for in-person talks with North ...

The Bank of Japan began discussions on whether to raise its policy rate at its two-day meeting from Wednesday, but it is ...

The Nikkei stock index jumped more than 2 percent Wednesday to close at a record high above 51,000, led by gains in ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- New Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Wednesday that he conveyed Japan's "resolve" to continue ...