Bullet train services between Tokyo and northeastern Japan were suspended for more than five hours Tuesday after a ...

A possible magnitude-nine earthquake along the Nankai Trough, a submarine trough near the South of Japan, may lead to up to 298,000 deaths and a loss of up to 270 trillion yen (S$2.43 trillion ...

Myles Tipley is the dad we’ve been turning to year after year for Father’s Day ideas. A self-taught aesthete, car aficionado, ...

Japan’s trade balance was in the red, with a deficit of ¥1.1 trillion ($7.7 billion). The 20-day data don’t provide details such as a breakdown of exports to specific countries or regions. The figures ...

A chilling prediction has been made by a psychic, often referred to as Japan's Baba Vanga, and it's set to come true in just five years, in 2030. Ryo Tatsuki, a comic artist who accurately ...

The abandoned Okumo Elementary School is shown after it was closed in 2016 due to a declining birth rate, in Tamba-Sasayama, Japan. The country's falling birth rate is deeply impacting rural areas ...

USS Tripoli (LHA-7) is quietly making its way to Sasebo, Japan, the Navy announced Tuesday. The America-class amphibious class assault ship departed Naval Base San Diego on May 19, according to a ...

Here's why. Update for 5 p.m. ET: The Japanese company ispace attempted to land its Resilience moon lander on the plains of Mare Frigoris (Sea of Cold) on the moon today at 3:17 p.m. ET ...

WAKO, Japan, June 4 (Reuters) - Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans ...

Professor Chris McMorran teaches Japanese studies at the National University of Singapore, where his work focuses on serious and important topics like labor, gender and marginalized communities.

Former baseball player Shigeo Nagashima, who was once one of Japan's most famous sports stars, has died aged 89. He died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo, according to a statement released by ...

Ishinomaki city, also in Miyagi Prefecture, is considering a municipal Japanese language school to revitalize the community.