The World Exposition in Osaka will open one hour later than usual at 10 a.m. on Thursday, following disruptions to the local ...

Some 19% of respondents to a July Mainichi Shimbun public opinion poll said they "have positive expectations" for Sanseito, ...

A research team led by a Nagoya University professor has announced it has discovered a mechanism that prevents mosquitoes ...

Japanese narcotics agents said Wednesday they have seized 1.046 tons of cannabis worth about 5.2 billion yen ($35 million) on ...

An evening subway system malfunction in Osaka left large numbers of people stranded well into Wednesday night outside a ...

U.S. stocks ticked higher on Wednesday after a rally spurred by hopes for lower U.S. interest rates wrapped around the world.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck off Ibaraki Prefecture northeast of Tokyo early Thursday morning, ...

This Aug. 12 marked 40 years since a Japan Airlines jumbo jet crashed in Gunma Prefecture in the eastern part of the country.

A dining terrace over a river at a restaurant here collapsed Aug. 12, causing six people to fall into the stream.

Former WBC minimumweight champion Yudai Shigeoka announced his retirement Wednesday to offer his support to his younger ...

Daichi Ishii tied a Nippon Professional Baseball record of pitching 39 consecutive shutout innings as the Central ...