The ruling Liberal Democratic Party may be able to secure only around 40 seats in the upcoming House of Councillors election ...

A British man is preparing to open a guesthouse on an island in Tokushima Prefecture that still has the traditional landscape ...

The number of Asian black bear sightings nationwide from January to May hit the highest ever since 2010, when comparable data ...

A strong earthquake measuring upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 hit Akusekijima Island in Kagoshima ...

A circular geometric pattern was found this year on the seabed off the course of Kagoshima Prefecture’s Amami Oshima Island.

I believe you all love blood, murder, crime and violence as much as I do — in fiction, of course,” said novelist Akira Otani ...

The European Union plans to stockpile critical minerals as a precaution against potential supply disruptions due to ...

Visitors were welcomed by a giant Lego man over 26 meters (85 feet) tall named Dada as they arrived at the new Legoland ...

The elderly Dalai Lama on Saturday said that he hopes to live for another 40 years until he is about 130 years old, days ...

An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South Korean ...

An elderly woman was found dead on Friday morning after being attacked by a bear that broke into her house in Kitakami, Iwate ...

Giant kiriko lantern floats paraded on Friday through the Ushitsu district in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was hit hard ...