Japan's health ministry has approved five types of coronavirus vaccines for use in this season's campaign that starts on October 1.

Areas from eastern to western Japan are experiencing levels of heat that are dangerous and unusual for this time of the year.

Japan's consumer inflation quickened for the fourth straight month in August. A major factor was soaring food prices.

A Japanese bullet train operator is investigating what caused two linked Shinkansen trains to uncouple while moving at high ...

Japan's Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko has called for a review of safety measures for students commuting to Japanese schools ...

Sources say the Liaoning sailed between two islands, Yonaguni and Iriomote, in Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan. This ...

Japan's Meteorological Agency is warning people in northeastern Japan to expect significant downpours as bands of heavy rainclouds have formed over the coast of Akita Prefecture.

Japanese government data shows more than 9,700 foreign workers vanished from their employers under the technical intern training program last year, marking a record high.

Japan's health ministry says it is almost certain that puberulic acid caused health problems among people who took dietary ...

Shoppers in Japan have been facing rice shortages at retailers as the average wholesale price rose sharply in August to its ...

Overseas visitors to Japan hit a record high for August as the number of travelers from China is recovering. The Japan ...

The race to select the new leader of Japan's main governing LDP will be decided on September 27. NHK highlights the policies ...