An 86-year-old man who had continued to seek a retrial over his conviction in a high-profile murder case in this eastern ...

Rice prices in Japan have continued to surge since last summer's "rice crisis of the Reiwa era." Despite the government's ...

East Japan Railway, or JR East, said Tuesday that it will resume from Friday operating coupled trains on the Tohoku ...

With efforts to find a driver who fell in expected to take about three months, there is no concrete timeline in place on when ...

The fifth game of the 74th Osho shogi tournament was played in the city of Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, on March 8 and 9, and ...

Rice prices in Japan have remained high despite hopes that they would normalize after the government announced plans two ...

The Japanese government's Transport Safety Board has begun investigating Thursday's accidental decoupling of two linked ...

A forest fire in northeastern Japan has scorched the largest area of land in more than 30 years, the central government said ...

Mostly sunny with a high of 56 °F (13.3 °C). Winds from NNE to NE at 11 mph (17.7 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 7 to 10 mph (11.3 to 16.1 kph). The overnight low will be 34 °F (1.1 °C ...

Since the wildfire began Wednesday, at least one person has died, and more than 80 homes have burned, local authorities said.

BAKU – A massive forest fire in northeastern Japan has consumed at least 1,200 hectares in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, making ...