The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning Wednesday for the country's Pacific coast after a magnitude 8.8 ...

A Japanese court has approved the provisional seizure of the Unification Church headquarters' land in Tokyo as sought by ...

Some 20,000 rounds of fireworks illuminated the evening skies during the Sumida River Fireworks Festival on July 26, ...

Following the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s crushing defeat in the House of Councillors election, calls for Prime Minister ...

Japan's ruling and opposition forces agreed Wednesday to abolish the provisional gasoline tax rate by passing a bill through ...

A tsunami warning after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday prompted ...

Forty-seven beaches operated in 17 municipalities in eastern Japan's Chiba Prefecture were closed July 30 after a magnitude 8 ...

Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday it posted a net loss of 115.76 billion yen ($780 million) for the April-June quarter due to U ...

Japan on Wednesday logged a record high temperature of 41.2 C in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, the weather agency said.

Demand for rice in Japan in the year through June was 7.11 million tons, 380,000 tons more than initial government ...

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A worker discovered a hand grenade while cutting grass in a thicket behind an apartment building in this southwestern Japan ...