The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Aug. 11 issued heavy rain emergency warnings for parts of southwestern Japan's ...

Japanese heavy electric machinery supplier Meidensha Corp. has developed a gaming app to make learning about sewage treatment ...

A project run by a junior college in Fukuoka to create free photo portraits of elderly people has entered its eighth year, ...

Ichiro Suzuki paused at times to collect his thoughts and placed his hand on his heart as he spoke thoughtfully about what it ...

European nations have rallied behind Ukraine, saying peace in the war-torn nation can't be resolved without Kyiv, ahead of an ...

The 89-year-old mother of Megumi Yokota, one of the most high-profile victims of North Korea's abductions of Japanese natio ...

An eastern Japan prefecture's quality certification system for public toilets to boost cleanliness and reassure visitors ha ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended a new military offensive in Gaza that's more sweeping than ...

The right-wing populist party Sanseito, which gained seats in the July 20 House of Councillors election, has quietly stirred ...

Bullet train services in western and southwestern Japan were halted Sunday due to heavy rain, operator JR West said.

Just a third of major Japanese firms said the domestic economy was continuing to grow, falling from the 71 percent that said ...

Shohei Ohtani hit his 41st home run Sunday, tying for the most in the National League as the Los Angeles Dodgers lost 5-4 to th ...