Tokyo's Skytree soars 634 metres (2,080 feet) upwards, giving spectacular views of the Japanese megalopolis and -- on a clear ...

Since the wildfire began Wednesday, at least one person has died, and more than 80 homes have burned, local authorities said.

A labor union of nurses and other staff at medical institutions under Japan's National Hospital Organization staged a ...

Following the road collapse in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, a nationwide emergency inspection of sewer pipes discovered corrosion and other abnormalities in three locations in the prefecture.

Reports of suspicious phone calls and home visits by scammers posing as government officials have climbed since the sinkhole ...

BAKU – A massive forest fire in northeastern Japan has consumed at least 1,200 hectares in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, making ...

A forest fire in northeastern Japan has scorched the largest area of land in more than 30 years, the central government said ...

A prominent Japanese hibakusha atomic bomb survivor expressed regret Sunday over the Japanese government's decision not to ...

Police in Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested a 58-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of breaking into a house and stealing 13,000 yen in cash from the 66-year-old man who lives there.

The prefectural government of Saitama, north of Tokyo, has lifted its request ... at a busy intersection in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, on January 28. The request had been in place since ...

The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism visited the unresolved sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama ...

Located to the northwest of Tokyo, Kawagoe in Saitama prefecture charms visitors with its old-style buildings and one of its main attractions, the Toki no Kane (Time Bell Tower). Kawagoe was ...