Tokyo's all-seeing Skytree tower Tokyo's Skytree soars 634 metres (2,080 feet) upwards, giving spectacular views of the Japanese megalopolis and -- on a clear day -- the majestic Mount Fuji. The ...

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.

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

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

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

SAITAMA (TR) – There have been a series of bag-snatching incidents across the prefecture. Police recorded 12 thefts over a ...

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

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

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

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 ...