Typhoon No. 31 (In-Fa) formed near the Marshall Islands at 3 a.m. on October 24, marking the first time in 13 years that the ...

Four dead fawns with missing body parts have been discovered around Kofukuji and Todaiji temples in Nara between August and ...

A long-running legal battle between two nearly identical Japanese mascots, Chiitan and Shinjo-kun, is heading to the Supreme ...

TOKYO - A critical security flaw discovered in PHP, a programming language used by an estimated 70% of the world's web systems, has triggered widespread disruptions across Japan since October 21, ...

TOKYO - A wave of copper thefts has struck public facilities across Japan, with thieves stripping metal from bridges, park shelters and shrines, including a park known as a popular anime pilgrimage ...

Three national anthem mix-ups occurred on the same day at the ongoing Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games, with Iran ...

A growing wave of cyberattacks across Japan has raised concerns over the possible use of Chinese-developed artificial intelligence in hacking operations, with personal information belonging to tens of ...

TOKYO - Japan's trade deficit nearly doubled in the first half of fiscal 2026 to 2.8184 trillion yen, driven largely by surging crude oil prices following turmoil in the Middle East, while the value ...

TOKYO - Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department has released a warning video highlighting the dangers of illegal part-time jobs advertised on social media, showing how young people can be drawn into ...

TOKYO - Japan is considering whether to introduce nuclear-powered submarines as part of a broader review of its national defense strategy, with Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi signaling on October 9 ...

TOKYO - Japanese banks and securities firms are moving to stop using facial photographs from driver's licenses to verify customers opening accounts online, following a series of personal information ...