TOKYO -- The high temperature in central Tokyo topped 35 degrees Celsius on July 7, marking the capital's first "extremely ...

An 18-year-old man and a 42-year-old man drowned in a river in Kamikatsu, Tokushima Prefecture, on Saturday after they jumped in to try and save a teenager who was in trouble. According to police, the ...

Did You Know a Japanese Village Has More Dolls Than People? The Eerie Charm of Nagoro. Japan’s rural population has been ...

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A doomsday prediction of a megaquake and tsunami striking southern Japan this month could result in up to 560 billion yen ...

The House of Councillors July 20 election exposes the cracks in Japan’s political strongholds and the growing regional-urban ...

People in western and eastern Japan, as well as other regions, are advised to stay alert to symptoms of heatstroke. Scorching ...

Temperatures have risen nationwide from Monday morning, and central Tokyo recorded a temperature of 35.6 C, the first time ...

The number of visitors to Karatsu Castle tower in Saga Prefecture since its opening in 1966 has now exceeded 7,777,777, the Karatsu city government announced on Monday.