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 ...

Masashi Ozaki, Japan's most successful male professional golfer, better known by his nickname "Jumbo Ozaki," or simply "Jumbo," died of sigmoid colon cancer Tuesday at the age of 78. A native of the s ...

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 ...

Japanese authorities have approved a decision to restart the world’s biggest nuclear power plant, which has sat dormant for more than a decade following the Fukushima nuclear disaster, in a pivotal ...

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.