Two people were feared dead and four others were missing after heavy rain pounded northern parts of the main island of Kyushu ...

WASHINGTON--U.S. lawmakers from both parties are urging the Trump administration to maintain a three-way security partnership ...

An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh left one person dead and sent at least 10 to hospitals Monday and heavily ...

KYOTO--To a prison inmate, even a small box of cookies given by a visitor offers a brief escape from the harsh life behind ...

Kunishige Kamamoto, a Japanese soccer trailblazer who became the top scorer at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and led Japan to its historic bronze medal finish, died of pneumonia on Aug. 10. He was 81.

In the fall of 1945, an American priest named George Zabelka found himself lost in thought as he wandered through the ...

NAHA—The exterior of Shuri-jo Castle's main hall stands reborn once more with reconstruction complete and reporters visiting ...

The Cabinet Office has revised its guidelines on how companies and local governments should respond to emergency information ...

The head of Sanseito, the rising opposition party with a “Japanese First” agenda, touted a message of support he received ...

The review also addressed the MPD’s actions after the indictment was withdrawn. It withdrew the MPD’s claim in the state ...

While Yamagata Prefecture is famed for its snow-deep spa resorts, Asian filmmakers head to the mountains there to hone their ...

On July 21, the day after the pivotal Upper House election, a fervent crowd surged in front of Tokyo’s JR Shinbashi Station to hear the Sanseito party leader take a victory lap.