Tokyo stocks edged lower on September 9, with the Nikkei 225 closing at 65,143, down 126.55 points, as a stronger yen and ...

Heavy rain continued across wide areas of Japan on September 9 after downpours began the previous day, prompting Level 4 ...

A 62-year-old Kyoto Prefectural Government employee has been suspended for three months after repeatedly entering a women ...

JR East has unveiled three finalists to become the new image character for its Suica transportation IC card, as the ...

South Korean semiconductor giant Samsung Electronics has begun full-scale operations at a new semiconductor research center ...

Japan's men's volleyball team, meanwhile, completed a perfect preliminary round at the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship in ...

Police investigating a fire that killed three people at a cake shop in Motosu, Gifu Prefecture, have found a gasoline ...

Torrential rain caused widespread flooding across central Japan on September 8, inundating roads in central Nagoya and other ...

Ticket sales for the Asian Games are gathering pace with less than two weeks until the competition begins, with more than 60% ...

Prolonged heavy rain across Japan has transformed waterfalls, damaged flower fields and disrupted sightseeing, while linear ...

Emperor Naruhito carried out the annual rice harvest at a paddy field within the Imperial Palace on September 8, cutting two ...

Japanese 15-year-olds spend an average of 2.3 hours browsing social media during their weekday free time, the shortest amount ...