Japan's nuclear plants faced global scrutiny after the devastating 2011 tsunami triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake.

SEKIGAHARA, Gifu -- "Surprisingly surreal," "a mysterious paradise," "an undeniably B-grade spot." These were some of the ...

Southern Japan was hit by a strong earthquake on Monday that authorities said did not warrant the kind of megaquake warning that was triggered for the first time last year.

A strong, 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Japan on Monday, according to the United States ...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan plans to map out a strategy within 2025 to boost defense equipment exports by enhancing the international competitiveness of its defense industry. The government aims to ...

TOKYO: The world’s oldest person ... In her older age, Itooka enjoyed bananas and Calpis, a milky soft drink popular in Japan, according to the mayor’s statement. Women typically enjoy ...

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman recognised by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest person, has died aged 116, officials have confirmed. Ms Itooka passed away on December 29 at a care home in ...

Though order quantities are small, the company responds with custom-made products, and its paper has earned high trust from preservation and restoration sites across the world, as it doesn't ...

Japan-related issues are not likely to be high on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's to-do list once he takes office on Jan. 20, but for him to achieve his policy objectives, the country's role as a ...

Japan is staring down a demographic cliff. The population has shrunk for 15 straight years, with births hitting a record low of 730,000 last year and deaths a record high of 1.58 million.