An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 was recorded in southwestern Japan, there is no threat of a tsunami. This was announced on ...

Japan’s Kanji of the Year 2025 is 熊 (bear). Here’s why it won, what it says about Japan.

Efforts to visualize gender inequalities at the local level have been under way in countries like Britain and Japan to help ...

TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. TOKYO - Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in his New Year address released Thursday, emphasized the importance of peace as ...

On your next visit to Japan, skip Tokyo and Kyoto in favor of the less touristy region of Hokuriku, where ancient craft and ...

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

The initial jolt was a magnitude 6.2 quake that measured a strong 5 on Japan's seismic intensity scale. There was no threat ...

A moderately strong, 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Japan on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

With Japan preparing to restart a nuclear reactor, the world's largest, in the coastal prefecture of Niigata, a Newsweek map ...

The Tateyama Snow Corridor is a famous Japanese tourist attraction that hosts tours from April to June, allowing visitors to ...

The Bank of Japan moved to slow inflation as the prime minister is borrowing more to fund an ambitious effort to build up industry and support households. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo ...