Japan’s Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki declines to comment on speculation that authorities intervened in the ...

An aide to the Imperial couple says Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are deeply saddened by the loss of life and the ...

As of the morning of July 31, authorities have confirmed 35 deaths from the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck ...

Investigators believe a gas explosion is highly likely the cause of the fatal explosion that left 7 people dead at ...

SYNOPSIS: Rescue teams are working across Kumamoto Prefecture after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck southwestern ...

A landslide triggered by rain occurred in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on the night of July 17. Authorities ...

Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s approval rating fell to its lowest level since taking office in October last year, ...

Mystery novelist Higashino Keigo, known for literary works such as the Galileo series, died of colon cancer on July 23.

S/ Kishi Makiko, Constitutional Democratic Party lawmaker / I cannot help but say that the ruling Liberal Democratic ...

S/ Lee Byong Hyun, Chairperson, World Heritage Committee / Adopted.S/ Reporter / The Ancient Capitals of Asuka and ...

A theft allegedly occurred while 920,000 spectators had their eyes fixed on the sky during the Sumidagawa Fireworks ...

On July 23, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced that new tariffs of either 10 percent or 12.5 percent ...