MITO--Yasuko Yasuhara, once a top party hostess in this Ibaraki prefectural capital, made an inevitable career shift as she ...

SAPPORO--Shinichiro Ando, the victim of a vicious bear attack a few years ago, says insufficient support measures have ...

Vertical solar panels, while now a rare sight on farmland in Japan, in this case a rice paddy, look set to transform the ...

Nearly 60 percent of households in Japan struggled last year to make ends meet, a survey by the welfare ministry showed.

Japan was set to dispatch its chief tariff negotiator to the United States for an eighth round of ministerial-level talks but ...

Emperor Naruhito hopes that his visit to Mongolia to commemorate Japanese wartime detainees who died there under harsh ...

A relentless series of earthquakes has shaken Akusekijima island here in the remote Tokara island chain, causing sleepless ...

TSU--For the time being, the Bank of Japan will hold off on interest rate hikes while it closely monitors developments in the ...

NAHA—In a rare and significant move, senior officials from the U.S. Marine Corps stationed in Okinawa Prefecture formally ...

TOSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture--More residents have decided to flee Akusekijima island after yet another strong earthquake.

TOSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture–A series of earthquakes that have rattled remote islands and put residents on edge here ...

The ruling coalition is in danger of losing its majority in the Upper House, a survey by The Asahi Shimbun suggests.