A fishing port in central Japan was vibrant amid the haul of winter yellowtail. The delicacy brought new excitement to an ...

The Kansai Press Photographers Association announced the winners of this fiscal year's awards for distinguished press photos ...

The presentations set out unique tourism strategies, such as 'sake passports' to encourage tourists to visit local breweries, ...

The giant plate boundary that is the Hikurangi Subduction Zone has the potential to cause magnitude-8.0 “megathrust” ...

The Japanese government is planning to generate some 20 gigawatts of electricity, equivalent to the output of 20 nuclear ...

Princess Aiko, the daughter of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, turned 23 on Sunday. The Princess graduated from ...

HONG KONG, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted 92 km NE of Hirara, Japan at 0846 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 40.3 km, ...

Crown Prince Fumihito, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, said ahead of his 59th birthday on Saturday that the opinions ...

The Japanese government on Friday approved a 13.9 trillion yen ($92.6 billion) supplementary budget for the fiscal year ...

Tokyo Electric Power Co. will need to retrieve additional melted nuclear fuel from the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant ...

Government discussions on the seventh Basic Energy Plan, which will chart the course of the nation’s energy policy for the ...

Japan is considering offering interest-free loans to people aged 70 and older to reinforce their homes against earthquakes in the wake of a devastating temblor on New Year's Day, a government source ...