Ibaraki Prefectural Police have arrested a 75-year-old man on suspicion of robbery and murder after he allegedly stabbed a 73-year-old man to death and stole his car and wallet at a home in Kawachi, ...

The governor of Fukui Prefecture in central Japan has announced he is stepping down to take responsibility for confusion triggered by allegations of sexual harassment. A prefectural employee reported ...

Multi-vehicle pileups took place late Sunday morning on the Sanyo Expressway in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, leaving 21 people, including four children under 5, with minor injuries, according ...

A 36-year-old resident of Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture, translated into English and then published her late grandfather’s notes recounting his experience as a student soldier serving in the Imperial ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Japan has approved the restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant more than a decade after its closure ...

TOKYO – Farmed oysters in Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture have been dying off in large quantities, prompting the government to investigate the cause and look for ways to support farmers. The Ministry of ...

Firefighters in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, are battling a large-scale blaze that has destroyed more than 170 houses and buildings in the Saganoseki area of Oita City. Authorities say a man ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Firefighters in Oita, Japan, were battling an out ...

Workers are busy making roasted red sea bream in central Japan's Mie Prefecture. Sea bream are a symbol of good fortune in Japan. People offer them as year-end gifts and they're eaten during the New ...

Another local official in Japan voiced his firm opposition on Tuesday to any attempt of reviewing Japan's long-standing Three Non-Nuclear Principles, after Nagasaki Prefecture Governor Kengo Oishi and ...

Visitors enjoy fall colors at Korankei in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Monday. The Yomiuri Shimbun Visitors enjoy fall colors at Korankei in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Monday. The Yomiuri Shimbun 15 ...

Three men have been confirmed dead after a plane crash in a mountainous area in the city of Yame in Fukuoka Prefecture on Tuesday. Around 10:40 a.m., a local resident made an emergency call to fire ...