A funnel cloud was spotted over the southern part of Okinawa Prefecture on Thursday, October 16. The JMA warned residents in the area against strong gusts of wind, including tornadoes, and lightning ...

On October 13, 2025, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, @Licht_Platin shared a video capturing the ocean’s fury around 9 a.m. at Jogashima as Typhoon 23 approached. In the video shows dark clouds looming, ...

Just two hours from Tokyo, Ibaraki Prefecture offers a mix of natural beauty and deep tradition. Think vibrant flowers in every season, dramatic waterfalls and valleys, historic shrines and temples, ...

Veterinary student "Mint" Kanyawee (left) seeks help from Pavena Foundation president Pavena Hongsakul regarding her mother's suspicious death in Japan, October 7, 2025. PATHUM THANI — A 20-year-old ...

The local government in Japan’s Mie prefecture is preparing to introduce the country’s first local ordinance that penalises abusive behaviour by customers toward workers. The proposed law aims to ...

Aomori prefecture in northern Japan has launched a new tax on large-scale renewable energy projects, according to a statement this week from the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and ...

A 20 year old Thai woman is suspecting foul play and seeking an investigation into the death of her mother, who was found lying naked in a spa in Japan after six months of employment. The young woman, ...

France-based nuclear start-up newcleo and the Japanese Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) have signed a collaboration agreement to test key structural and reactor core materials for newcleo’s planned ...

Sanae Takaichi is set to become Japan's first female Prime Minister after defeating Shinjiro Koizumi in party elections by securing 54.25% of the vote in the runoff. The former Economic Security ...

Hardline conservative poised to be Japan's first female PM Friends highlight people skills, humble background Takaichi has criticised behaviour of visitors in hometown Nara Her haircut designed to ...

Asahi restarted six of its breweries in Japan on Thursday after a cyberattack forced the beer maker to halt production and shipments for several days. The drinks company is still investigating the ...

This autumn marks 20 years since the beginning of an effort to release artificially bred oriental white storks — called konotori in Japanese — back into the wild in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture. The ...