Police in Ikeda City, Osaka Prefecture, have arrested a 29-year-old unemployed woman on suspicion of fatally assaulting her two-year-old daughter at their apartment. According to police, Reina Izumi ...

A powerful quake rattled northern Japan Sunday evening, followed by several more temblors, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. A tsunami advisory was issued. The earthquake, with a ...

Niigata Prefecture announced on Sunday that a suspected case of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in Tainai City had been confirmed positive after genetic testing. According to ...

Japan issued a tsunami advisory for Iwate Prefecture in the north of the country on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK said, asking residents to stay away from coastal areas. A tsunami was observed 70 km ...

Takashi Tachibana, the leader of a Japanese political party known for his controversial remarks, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of defaming a critic of a candidate he backed in the Hyogo ...

The Japanese government has decided to include the use of rice vouchers in the comprehensive economic stimulus measures it will soon compile as rice prices remain at historically high levels, sources ...

A steady stream of bear attacks in northeastern Japan is turning some tourists away from the region, hitting local businesses hard during the normally busy season of peak fall foliage. In the Tohoku ...

The Philippines evacuated over 100,000 residents across its eastern and northern regions as Fung-wong intensified on Sunday into a super typhoon ahead of its expected arrival later in the day, ...

More than 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far, Gaza health officials said Saturday, as both sides completed the latest exchange of bodies under the terms of the tenuous ...

Learn how to buy a home in Japan, including market trends, property buying procedures, and financing. The webinar will be held on November 11, 2025, from 6PM to 7PM (Japan Standard Time).

The longest U.S. government shutdown on record is doing more than grind activities to a halt at home; an ocean away in Europe, local workers at U.S. military bases have started to feel the pain.

The White House said Saturday it would be “beautiful” to name the new stadium for Washington's NFL team after President Donald Trump following an ESPN report that an intermediary has told the ...