An NHK opinion poll shows that the approval rate for Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru's Cabinet stands at 39 percent, up 1 percentage point from the previous month. The disapproval rate is up 2 points to ...

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off south-western Japan late on Monday, causing small tsunamis in the area but no major ...

Japan's space agency plans to use satellite images to quickly evaluate damage from earthquakes and other natural disasters.