Japan's main governing Liberal Democratic Party may decide in early September whether to hold an extraordinary leadership ...

Mount Shinmoedake in southwestern Japan has erupted again, spewing smoke to a height of 5,500 meters from the crater.

Japan's ruling party plans to gauge support in early September for a snap presidential election and make public the names of ...

Over-the-counter sales of morning-after pills will not be age restricted or require parental consent should they become ...

China has lodged serious representations with the Japanese side and demanded clarification, Chinese Foreign Ministry ...

Japan's population has been shrinking for 15 years, with huge implications for the country's economy, national defense, and ...

Videos simulating a Mount Fuji eruption released for Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day raise anxiety among Tokyo residents despite officials saying there are no signs of imminent eruption.

In January this year, a road collapse occurred in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo.The male driver of a truck ...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will tonight embark on a two-day official visit to Japan beginning 29 August for the ...

Teaching English is a popular and relatively easy way for English speakers to move to Japan and many other countries. However, not just any native English speaker is qualified to teach English. Japan ...

Ten middle school students from Miyazaki who spent Aug. 17 through Saturday visiting Waukegan as part of a Sister Cities ...