The Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito, which now comprise a minority in both houses of the Diet, ...

A Japanese national was attacked and injured in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, eastern China, on Thursday, officials at the ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will not deliver a prime ministerial statement on Aug. 15, the 80th anniversary of the end of ...

A 75-year-old man died Friday while climbing Mt. Fuji on a tour, the season’s first fatality to occur on the Yamanashi ...

The record-breaking heat and droughts this summer have raised concerns about the impact on crops, and high temperatures and ...

A sea lion named Hama can imitate human movements, according to a study led by an official at the Kinosaki Marine World ...

A female pantropical spotted dolphin kept in captivity was found dead at the Taiji Whale Museum in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture ...

Online medical examinations for livestock are becoming more common, particularly in Hokkaido, and a part of the reason is due ...

Four workers who were doing drainage and other work on a sewer system apparently fell into a manhole in Gyoda, Saitama ...

A suspect in the Thursday attack of a Japanese woman and her child in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, ...

Kimiya Yui and three other crew members are bound for the International Space Station after lifting off from NASA’s Kennedy ...

Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, recorded 40.1 C on Saturday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, marking four ...