Actress Ryoko Hirosue, 44, who was arrested by Shizuoka prefectural police on suspicion of injuring a nurse at a hospital, ...

Wilbur Ross, 87, who served as commerce secretary in the first administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, said in an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun that Trump is strongly interested in trade ...

Victims of childhood sexual violence and lawyers supporting them are calling for the abolition of a time limit on civil lawsuits seeking compensation for harm done in the past.

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...

Eight decades after the Johoku air raid, which caused an immense loss of life in Tokyo’s Toshima Ward and beyond on April 13-14, 1945, survivors recount their harrowing experiences. In the midst of ...

The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect that had been considered extinct for more than 80 years.

Japan’s natural population change has marked its largest ever drop, according to estimates released by the government on Monday. The figure is calculated by subtracting the number of deaths from the ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. began its second removal of nuclear fuel debris from the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in a trial operation on Tuesday.

Kitakami Sakura no Kai, a group engaged in the protection and maintenance of cherry blossoms in the city, confirmed that the sample tree of Someiyoshino on the premises of the Kitakami city government ...

A 24-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of killing a 15-year-old girl in Sakura Ward, Saitama, according to police.

The average price per 5 kilograms of rice sold in supermarkets between March 31 and April 6 was ¥4,214, ¥8 higher than the previous week, the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry said Monday.

Japan will be the first country in the world to negotiate with the United States over a review of U.S. tariff measures.