The so-called "Reiwa-era rice upheaval" that began last summer shows no signs of abating in Japan. While stockpiled rice was ...

Since Japan recorded a spike in deadly bear attacks, Koji Suzuki has struggled to keep up with booming demand for grilled ...

Well-versed in crisis management and intelligence issues, his calm demeanor won the trust of former prime ministers.

Despite declining profits and inflationary pressure, furniture giant Nitori Holdings Co. will not raise the prices of its products, its leader said.

Kazuhiro Sugita, who was Japan's longest-serving deputy chief cabinet secretary with a tenure of eight years and nine months, has died, it was learned Monday. He was 84. Sugita held the top bureaucrat ...

The area of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures is one of the world’s most densely populated regions. Should a massive earthquake strike, significant social and economic disruption would be unavoidable.

Answer: It refers to a large earthquake occurring beneath the greater Tokyo area. The region's complex geological structure, ...

The Saitama District Public Prosecutors Office has decided to have a 22-year-old man arrested on suspicion of killing two elderly women in October at the nursing home where he used to work, undergo a ...

Japanese office and household goods supplier Askul Corp. resumed Wednesday shipping operations using its logistics system after a two-month hiatus caused by a cyberattack. For the time being, shipment ...

A corporate worker in his 40s who lives in a rental apartment in Tokyo’s Chuo Ward had dreamt about buying a secondhand ...