The ruling Liberal Democratic Party may be able to secure only around 40 seats in the upcoming House of Councillors election ...

A British man is preparing to open a guesthouse on an island in Tokushima Prefecture that still has the traditional landscape ...

Well-proportioned wooden tubs, called “oke” in Japanese, are built with unparalleled precision, slowly and steadily crafting each one by hand with great care.

The number of Asian black bear sightings nationwide from January to May hit the highest ever since 2010, when comparable data ...

I believe you all love blood, murder, crime and violence as much as I do — in fiction, of course,” said novelist Akira Otani ...

A strong earthquake measuring upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 hit Akusekijima Island in Kagoshima ...

Editorial [posttime] JST, [postdate] The risk of getting lost or suffering an accident while mountain climbing is not limited by altitude or season. Preparing appropriate equipment suited to the ...

With advances in digital technology, stalkers’ methods have become more sophisticated. Stronger measures, including legal reforms, will be needed to ensure the safety of victims and their peace of ...

A circular geometric pattern was found this year on the seabed off the course of Kagoshima Prefecture’s Amami Oshima Island.

An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South Korean ...

Visitors were welcomed by a giant Lego man over 26 meters (85 feet) tall named Dada as they arrived at the new Legoland ...

The European Union plans to stockpile critical minerals as a precaution against potential supply disruptions due to ...