A 48-year-old man was found hanged in a park in Ami town, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sunday, and a 44-year-old woman was found dead inside a car in nearby parking lot. According to police, a passerby ...

The family of a bullied former student of an elementary school affiliated with a university in east Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture was repeatedly ...

Scorching weather is continuing across Japan on Monday, with temperatures topping 38 degrees Celsius in some regions.

TOKYO -- Major overseas luxury brands are pulling their outlets from department stores in areas outside Japan's major urban ...

Standing upright on his hind legs and gazing vigilantly out of a window, a rescued meerkat has become an unexpected symbol of ...

Foreign residents are critical to maintaining Japan’s economy, said Yoshihiko Noda, as he issued a call on the campaign trail ...

The election for Japan's upper house will be held on July 20, and some early voters have already cast their ballots. While ...

Japanese people have a tradition of eating nutritious grilled eels, believed to be good for restoring energy, on the ...

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SoftBank is to build two new subsea cable landing stations (CLS) to host a new upcoming cable linking Japan to the US and ...

Since Mount Shinmoedake began erupting on June 22, experts are continuing to closely monitor the southern Kyushu volcano in ...

Discover the Hirosawa City Aviation Museum in Ibaraki, Japan-home to a rare two-seat Mitsubishi Zero, the first production YS ...