Almost every winter for hundreds of years, a mystical phenomenon known as “Omiwatari” or “Miwatari” would occur on Lake Suwa ...

Tsunami caused by the magnitude 8.8 quake that struck near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula last summer likely rebounded off South America and reached Japan about 48 hours later, according to analysis by ...

Japan’s 10-year government bond yield reversed course to inch higher on Tuesday after a moderately firm outcome at a same-maturity bond auction.

A Japanese-led research team announced that it has conducted the first successful DNA analysis of Naumann’s elephant, an extinct species which once roamed Japan. Naumann’s elephant belongs to ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average marked a record closing high on Tuesday as the outlook for domestic company’s profits improved.

Three strong earthquakes struck off the coast of eastern Shimane Prefecture, recording maximums of 4 to upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, from around 10:18 a.m. to around 10:37 a.m ...

Editorial [posttime] JST, [postdate] An era of multiparty politics has fully arrived, with emerging parties gaining prominence and no single force capable of forming a government on its own. This ...

Members of the Edo Firemanship Preservation Association, which preserves traditional Japanese firefighting practices, perform breathtaking acrobatic stunts atop ladders during a dezomeshiki New Year’s ...

The Yomiuri ShimbunPrime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a New Year press conference in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Monday afternoon. The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] Whether Prime ...

Japanese automakers are losing market share in Southeast Asia as Chinese rivals ramp up local production to drive electric vehicle sales in the region. In response, Japanese car companies have been ...

The Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, is highly likely to face a major setback in its restart timeline, as the reporting of improper seismic data has undermined the safety ...

Sony Honda Mobility unveiled its new prototype electric vehicle at the CES trade show in Las Vegas on Monday, even as most ...