The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning Wednesday for the country's Pacific coast after a magnitude 8.8 ...

Japan on Wednesday logged a record high temperature of 41.2 C in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, the weather agency said.

Japan's ruling and opposition forces agreed Wednesday to abolish the provisional gasoline tax rate by passing a bill through ...

Some 20,000 rounds of fireworks illuminated the evening skies during the Sumida River Fireworks Festival on July 26, ...

Following the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s crushing defeat in the House of Councillors election, calls for Prime Minister ...

A worker discovered a hand grenade while cutting grass in a thicket behind an apartment building in this southwestern Japan ...

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The Bank of Japan is likely to raise its inflation projection for the current fiscal year from April amid surging food prices ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday expressed his desire to maintain the "good" momentum in relations ...

Over 10,000 people in Japan were taken to hospital due to heat-related illnesses over the course of a week in July, marking ...

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday its group companies sold a record 5.54 million vehicles worldwide in the first half of 2025 ...

Starbucks said Tuesday it's confident that new products coming next year -- including a cold foam protein drink, coconut ...