A major earthquake in Japan's southwest killed at least 13 people and left several injured or missing after a shopping center and a paper mill were heavily damaged.

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A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 has rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, but no tsunami ...

Bear attacks in Japan have hit a record high, with 13 deaths and more than 220 injuries recorded between April 2025 and March ...

A Japanese advocacy group helped organize the events to highlight a 128-year-old law that requires married couples to share the same surname.

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India, July 29 -- At least 13 people have died after Japan's most destructive quake in decades, which struck on Tuesday, July 29, causing widespread destruction across Kumamoto Prefecture and ...

Japan has taken another step in its military modernisation programme, with the air-launched variant of its upgraded Type 12 anti-ship missile entering flight testing as tensions with China continue to ...

Japan is keen to support "realistic" decarbonization efforts in Southeast Asia while continuing to use coal, delegates heard at the 35th Clean Coal Day International Symposium held in Tokyo on 3 ...