Tokyo was hit by a torrential downpour Thursday evening during rush hour, with the Meteorological Agency warning residents to ...

Shinkansen bullet train services in and around Tokyo were temporarily halted Thursday evening due to a torrential downpour, as the country's weather agency issued multiple heavy rain warnings.

A Japanese man was arrested on Wednesday on charges of assaulting a Chinese man during the Asian Champions League Elite match ...

TOKYO -- Operating profit growth at Fast Retailing slowed to 1.4% for the three months through May, even as the Uniqlo owner ...

Some volunteer fire corps are forcing members to hand over remunerations paid by municipalities despite a government order ...

Heavy rain is forecasted to hit Tokyo and five prefectures in the Kanto region from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, with the ...

A private library in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, started by a Ukrainian woman and featuring Ukrainian-language books, has become a ...

The library was established by Dariia Murakami, 41, of Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture. In 2014, she fled the military conflict occurring in her home country of Ukraine and moved to Japan.

Japan's weather officials are warning of possible torrential downpours from late afternoon throughout the night on Thursday ...

Last year, outbreaks of rice stink bugs, which prevent rice plants from bearing grains, were confirmed in 37 prefectures.

Miso potato is a popular local snack from Saitama Prefecture, Japan with deep-fried bite-sized potatoes topped with a ...