Rice in Japan's supermarkets hit a record-high average of 4,220 yen including tax (some $30) for 5 kilograms over April 14 to ...

Two people died in a collision caused by a driver going the wrong way on an east Japan expressway April 26. Some 20% of the ...

No one should be left out of aid for political reasons. One month has passed since a major earthquake struck central Myanmar.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. said Tuesday that automated teller machines were unavailable at 50 locations, mainly in Hyogo ...

The weeks since President Donald Trump returned to office have been a whirlwind of activity to show Americans that his ...

A cross-party group of China-friendly Japanese lawmakers urged Beijing on Tuesday to lift its ban on Japanese seafood imports ...

American singer Cyndi Lauper visited the Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters April 27 and met with Gov. Yuriko Koike.

The families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago said Tuesday they are planning to meet with U.S.

Admission ticket sales for the World Exposition in Osaka topped 10 million in about two weeks after its opening on April 13, ...

TSU -- A group of photo stores in central Japan's Mie Prefecture will conduct a "photo memorial service" at a temple here on ...

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya on Monday called for "dialogue and collaboration" to advance ...

People with lifestyle-related diseases risk hospitalization from heatstroke at a rate two to five times higher than those ...