Typhoon No. 26 made its closest approach to the Kanto region on October 1 before heading north without making landfall, while ...

HYOGO - A 46-year-old doctor arrested on suspicion of dismembering his wife's body and dumping the remains in a river in ...

Most people would say "to the face." But a face is a big place, and the part you look at may depend on the language you grew ...

Japan passed the 200-medal mark at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on September 30, with siblings Mitsuki and Hayato Kondo ...

A brown bear repeatedly rammed a moving car on a prefectural road in Bifuka, Hokkaido, on the night of September 29, damaging ...

TOKYO - Tokyo authorities carried out the capital's first emergency shooting of a captured bear in Hachioji after an adult ...

TOKYO - Typhoon No. 26 was passing through the southern Izu Islands on October 1, disrupting ferry and air services around Hachijojima even as authorities reported no confirmed damage, while a newly ...

The 2026 Kishiwada Danjiri Festival brought generations together in Sakai-cho, where young men hauling a four-ton wooden float, veteran organizers guiding its course and a first-year rooftop performer ...

TOKYO - Japan's total population, including foreign residents, stood at 122.97 million as of October 1, 2025, down 3.17 ...

As Osaka's minimum wage enters the 1,200-yen range for the first time, the contrasting experiences of workers welcoming larger paychecks and businesses turning to shorter shifts and automated services ...

TOKYO - Tokyo stocks fell on September 29, with the Nikkei 225 closing at 65,481, down 396 points, as the September-end ex-dividend adjustment, U.S. stock weakness, higher bond yields and oil-related ...

A major new railway training center equipped with full-scale tracks, crossings and signals has opened in Kasugai, Aichi ...