Three deaths in flooded underpasses in Chiba and Fukushima prefectures have prompted new safety measures, including barriers ...

The lush grasses at Ozegahara, the mountain marshland spanning the borders of Gunma, Fukushima and Niigata prefectures, have ...

SEOUL―South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Tuesday ⁠that AI models are believed to have been used in some recent ...

A scientific research organization is warning that using diabetes medications to lose weight poses potential side effects and health risks.

BANJARMASIN, Indonesia—The search is continuing for at least 129 people missing after a ferry overturned in bad weather in Indonesia ’s Java Sea on Sunday. At least 108 people were rescued and the ...

Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday and U.S. futures advanced after shares rose to near a record close on Wall Street.

A long rupture on the ground extending through infrastructure damage in Kumamoto Prefecture seems to confirm what seismologists had long feared: a major earthquake stemming from the active Hinagu ...

Pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi over reports that her aide was involved in posting videos on social media to disparage her rivals in the Liberal Democratic Party leadership race ...

While Japan’s monthly wages have hit a record high, the gains mask a deepening economic inequality, with the pay gap between workers at large and small companies widening significantly, a new ...

Disgraced celebrity Masahiro Nakai sexually assaulted a former announcer at Fuji Television Network Inc. in a “work-related” incident, and the broadcaster’s appalling response was like a second attack ...

In the first round of the FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Japan’s Samurai Blue national team was defeated by Brazil 2-1 on June 29, bringing their tournament run to a heartbreaking end. The match was a ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration is charting a risky economic course under her signature “responsible, proactive fiscal policy.” The centerpiece of the Basic Policy on Economic and ...