A teacher’s nature photographs snapped in Hokkaido have won several awards, particularly a rather gruesome shot graphically ...

Armed with only a lint rolling mop, an 80-year-old woman who can barely walk fended off a bear that broke into her home and ...

Thieves are increasingly stealing water meters throughout Japan as soaring copper prices make the devices tempting and ...

The Defense Ministry is considering adopting a U.S. military artificial-intelligence system for the Self-Defense Forces’ ...

The abundance of pink cleats at the FIFA World Cup is likely just a coincidence stemming from sportswear companies’ focus on ...

HONG KONG--China’s passenger car exports jumped 73% year-on-year in May to around 809,000 vehicles, an industry group reported Wednesday, as higher gasoline and diesel prices due to the war in Iran ...

An iron object excavated in Fukui could be part of a saw dating to the late Yayoi Pottery Culture Period (second to third centuries) and the oldest known in Japan, researchers said. The artifact was ...

For Keisuke Hashimoto, “mizukiri” stone skipping is not just flinging a rock and watching it bounce across the water.

A powerful earthquake struck northeastern Japan on June 25, injuring at least six people, but it did not trigger a tsunami or ...

Large-scale memorials, including the Himeyuri Cenotaph, dot the cityscape of Itoman, the site of some of the fiercest ...

Although the feared double-typhoon threat has been averted, powerful Typhoon No. 7 remains on course and is expected to ...

Elderly widowers are two times more at risk of developing dementia or dying, while female seniors tend to experience ...