Foreign residents and locals savored a local New Year's dish at an international exchange event held in western Japan's ...

Japanese police have arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with Sunday's stabbing attack ...

A closely-watched survey of business sentiment in Japan shows a slight improvement among major manufacturers. The positive ...

Japan, China and South Korea have held a health ministerial meeting and agreed to continue strengthening cooperation in the ...

Seismic activity remains high off the eastern coast of Aomori Prefecture following a magnitude-7.5 earthquake on Monday.

The Japanese government has posted a new video series describing how and why North Korea abducted Japanese citizens, in an ...

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck northern Japan on Monday. Tsunami advisories have been lifted for the Pacific coastline in northern Japan. But officials have issued an alert for a potential ...

Communities in Japan's northern and eastern areas are preparing for a possible mega quake after a powerful tremor earlier ...

Bear attacks are continuing in Japan despite the onset of the snow season. Four people were injured on Thursday morning.

Japanese police say a woman was defrauded of gold bars worth 400 million yen, or about 2.6 million dollars, by individuals ...

A surge in bear attacks has reshaped daily life in many parts of Japan this year. Winter would normally spell an end to the ...

A graduation ceremony for alpacas was held Friday at an elementary school in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, before the ...