A fire on a Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper navigating near southwestern Japan has left one crew member missing and another injured.

An entire city in western Japan has conducted a disaster drill to prepare for a mega quake predicted to occur along the ...

Torrential rains are drenching Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa. The public is being advised to be on high alert for ...

Japan's weather observation satellite Himawari will play an important role in a project starting next month to help reduce ...

Japan's Meteorological Agency has held a news conference after issuing the maximum level-5 heavy rain emergency warning for ...

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has told members of the Self-Defense Forces that he will work to fundamentally ...

Japan's ruling coalition has begun policy talks with an opposition party in a bid to reach an agreement on a new economic ...

Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru says he aims to double government grants for regional revitalization in a draft budget ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has begun policy talks with an opposition party in a bid to seek an agreement on a ...

US media are reporting that US President-elect Donald Trump is in the process of considering candidates for key posts in his ...

Japan's health ministry says the influenza season has begun across the country. The ministry has been receiving reports on ...

Japan's top government spokesperson has expressed serious concern over the information that North Korea is dispatching ...