Japanese government sources say China has informed Tokyo that it has taken steps that effectively suspend imports of marine ...

A bear estimated to weigh about 400 kilograms has been captured on film tipping over a box trap in Tomamae Town, Hokkaido.

The governor of central Japan's Niigata Prefecture will approve the restart of a nuclear reactor in the prefecture. If ...

Authorities in the Gaza Strip say 25 people were killed and 77 others injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday.

An annual festival honoring the deity for prosperous business is being held in Hiroshima, western Japan. The festival is held ...

Japan's agriculture ministry says this year's rice harvest will likely increase by about 660,000 tons from last year. The ...

Japan's Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, who is in Laos on an official visit, is scheduled ...

A Canadian navy vessel that has been conducting monitoring and surveillance activities against ship-to-ship transfers with ...

The view is growing in Japan that it could take a while to ease tensions with China. Their rift began after a comment by ...

Japan's Princess Aiko, daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, continued with her official visit to Laos on ...

Fuden Pass in Mie Prefecture hosts a seasonal showstopper that’s caused by temperature differentials between night and day ...

A Japanese Defense Ministry think tank report says the stronger military cooperation between China and Russia and the closer ties between Russia and North Korea are "heightening uncertainty in the ...