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 ...

Fluorescent lamps that have illuminated Japanese homes and workplaces for decades are approaching the end of production, with Panasonic preparing to wind down a business it has operated since 1951 ...

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

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

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

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

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

Prosecutors have sought a fine of 200,000 yen for entertainer Dewi Sukarno, widely known in Japan as Dewi Fujin, who is charged with two counts of assault against former members of her agency staff, ...

Kyoto is preparing to effectively prohibit new private lodging operations in residential areas and other parts of the city as ...