A car struck about 10 people in Tokyo on Monday, seriously injuring two of them, and the driver was arrested after fleeing ...

KYOTO--Autumn foliage is at its glorious peak at Kiyomizudera temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, where visitors can marvel ...

To revive abandoned farmland, Otaki town officials have turned to unorthodox crops that can survive in barren terrain and ...

FUKUOKA—Ukrainian sekiwake Aonishiki continued his rapid and inspiring rise to the upper echelons of the sport by capturing ...

While riot police officers are authorized to shoot bears to combat an alarming rise in bear-related injuries and deaths ...

A limited-edition ume liquor bottle set featuring an original illustration from the globally acclaimed manga “Attack on Titan ...

An aquarium worker here has created an affordable, compact pressurized container that can restore the health of deep-sea fish ...

NARA--Tetsuya Yamagami, the man accused of murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, expressed remorse for his actions but ...

OITA—Firefighters continued to battle a blaze in Oita city’s Saganoseki district on Nov. 19 after a body was found in the ...

Ukrainian Aonishiki is filled with gratitude toward his Japanese “family” who helped him to enter the sumo world, win his ...

South Korean Kim Yong-ho thought he would die within seconds after a 200-kilogram (441-pound) industrial press at a Hyundai ...

The government is preparing a comprehensive economic stimulus package worth more than 20 trillion yen ($128 billion), ...