Shinkansen bullet train services in and around Tokyo were temporarily halted Thursday evening due to a torrential downpour, ...

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

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 ...

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

The Gyoda Municipal Government in eastern Japan's Saitama Prefecture is launching its first-ever rooftop tours to provide ...

The National Police Agency on July 10 announced tighter procedures for converting foreign driver’s permits into Japanese ...

As Japan's birth rate falls and society ages rapidly, political parties must face tough choices and thoroughly debate how to ...