The fire, in a forested area of the coastal city of Ofunato, killed at least one person and prompted evacuation orders for ...

Japanese Prince Hisahito, who could well become emperor one day if the country's succession laws are not changed, told his ...

Japan ’s biggest wildfire in more than 30 years continues to rage with at least 2,100 hectares scorched and one fatality ...

The Nansei Shoto south-western island chain will be within the theatre of conflict if war were to break out over Taiwan. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The AI-driven Robot for Embrace and Care (AIREC) was designed by a team of researchers at Waseda University to carry out ...

Shein’s former Japan head breaks down what it takes for foreign brands to crack the Japanese e-commerce market.

Japan's top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, on Monday called for caution over how foreign exchange can negatively affect ...

Japan will not attend a U.N. conference on the treaty banning nuclear weapons, a top government official in Tokyo said Monday ...

TOKYO: Nearly 1,700 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday (Mar 3), as ...

More and more foreign visitors have gotten lost and buried in avalanches while skiing in Aomori. Read more at ...

Supporters of American and Japanese troops gathered at Tokyo Tower over the weekend for a daylong conference in support of ...

Linda Sieg covered Japanese politics, economics and social issues at Reuters in Tokyo for over three decades, most recently ...