A powerful earthquake shook Tottori and Shimane prefectures on Jan. 6 resulting in the report of some injuries due to falls, ...

Japan's nuclear watchdog is scrapping the safety screening for two reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant. The plant's ...

A series of powerful earthquakes struck western Japan on Tuesday, including a magnitude 6.4 temblor, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warning was issued for the 10:18 a.m. (0118 GMT) ...

A 69-year-old woman from Kobe, who lost her father in the Great Hanshin Earthquake, has been devoting herself for over a decade to reading picture books to children that feature people’s lives in ...

Little Amelie or the Character of Rain directors Liane-Cho Han and Maïlys Vallade break down their animated marvel.

Ernie Sabella and Nathan Lane (the voices of the two characters) even recorded the whole song, as it was meant to be a comic ...

A chance encounter with "The Tale of Genji", a masterpiece of Japanese literature, led Donald Keene to a scholarly life aimed ...

Opening Statement by Prime Minister Takaichi] Happy new year, everyone. Seventy-seven days have now passed since I assumed the office of prime minister. During this time, my admi ...

TOKYO: Japanese shares rose on Tuesday, mirroring Wall Street’s overnight strength, with energy and financial shares leading ...

Ten years ago, the author of a book titled *The End of Korea Theory* (終韓論), purchased at a Tokyo bookstore, wrote, “To Japan, Korea is essentially irrelevant.” The author argued, “The claim that Japan ...

The term teki-so was coined by architect and city planner Yoshinobu Ashihara in his 1979 book The Aesthetic Townscape ...

Ernie Sabella and Nathan Lane (the voices of the two characters) even recorded the whole song, as it was meant to be a comic ...