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 ...

The governor of Niigata has formally given local consent to put two reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the north-central prefecture back online, clearing a last hurdle toward ...

As overtourism strains Japan’s major cities, Gifu Prefecture offers travelers a slower, more intimate way to experience the ...

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 ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who took office two months ago, has backed nuclear restarts to strengthen energy security.

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, ...

What once was Japan's largest illegal waste dumping site straddling Aomori and Iwate prefectures has been cleared and water ...