A resident here recorded a video of a flooded river just before houses and a car were swept away as torrential rain hit the ...

Two people have been confirmed dead and eight others were safely rescued from a landslide site on the Noto Peninsula in ...

Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament champion Onosato pledged Monday to work even harder as he prepares to receive the fastest-ever ...

Italian writer Dacia Maraini visited Kosaiji temple of the Soto Zen Buddhist school in this central Japan city. Wearing su ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed Sunday with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh to pursue an early signing of ...

A study group in Hyogo Prefecture is calling for equal educational opportunities for children of foreign roots as their lack ...

Tens of thousands attended a Japanese and South Korean cultural exchange event that was held for the 20th time on Sept. 22 in ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani has become the first player to achieve 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in Major ...

The Israeli military on Monday called on residents of southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate homes and other buildings ...

Japan finished runners-up at the Women's under-20 World Cup for the second tournament in a row, losing 1-0 to North Korea in ...

The head brewmaster for Weihenstephan, the world's oldest brewery, has a secret: He really likes alcohol-free beer.

With Japan remaining wedded to the death penalty despite a shift away from capital punishment among many developed nations, ...