Search continues after Kazu I runs into trouble off Shiretoko peninsula on northern island of Hokkaido Ten people found by rescue workers after a tour...
Twenty-six people were on board vessel before crew reported it sinking off island of Hokkaidō and authorities lost contact Nine people, most of them unresponsive,...
Takeshi Ebisawa accused of planning to purchase surface-to-air missiles for rebel groups in Myanmar and distribute drugs in US US authorities have arrested a leader...
Public high schools and other educational institutions will drop five regulations, including one requiring students to have black hair Controversial rules on hairstyles and underwear...
Three plaintiffs who suffered under eugenics law to get payouts after judge overturns lower court decision A court in Japan has awarded damages for the...
Covid-19 and floods in Canada force fast-food company to sell only small-sized fries A new kind of chip shortage has hit Japanese supply chains, with...
Japan has resisted calls for abolition of the capital punishment, and the latest executions are the first under the new prime minister, Fumio Kishida Japan...