A facility for Akita dogs in northeastern Japan has gone viral for its videos and photos of the fluffy breed on social media, drawing fans from abroad amid a boom in inbound tourism. Since its social ...

The following is an earthquake alert issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Day and Time: June 30, 2025, 6:33 p.m. Epicenter: Near Tokara Islands. N 29.4 , E 129.3 Depth: 30 kilometers Preliminary ...

Japan defender Koki Machida has joined Hoffenheim from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise while midfielder Joel Chima Fujita is moving to St. Pauli from Sint-Truiden, the respective German Bundesliga clubs ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday criticized opposition leaders as irresponsible for proposing a consumption tax cut ...

Debutants Ichigo Nakakusu and Halatoa Vailea scored second-half tries and flyhalf Lee Seung Sin was flawless with the boot as ...

Newly promoted Onosato and fellow yokozuna Hoshoryu performed a traditional ring-entering ceremony at a shrine on Saturday ...

Nagasaki has accepted a request from Taiwan to attend this year's ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic ...

Seiya Suzuki launched his 24th bomb of the season as the Chicago Cubs hit a franchise-record eight home runs against the St.

The world's largest Legoland opened in Shanghai on Saturday, featuring eight areas themed on such characters as the Monkey ...

Around 80 percent of Japan's 47 prefectures and 20 major cities have used drones at disaster sites, a Kyodo News survey showed Saturday, underscoring growing recognition of unmanned aircraft as an eff ...

Seventy percent of shops and restaurants currently operating from temporary facilities in the earthquake-hit Noto Peninsula ...

A quake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 rattled islands in southwestern Japan on Saturday, the latest in a series of ...