The Ministry of the Interior and Safety is conducting a nationwide review of how public institutions label Dokdo and the East Sea on their websites and mobile applications.

Few locations on Earth are as haunting or deeply ironic as so-called involuntary parks — places too toxic, dangerous, or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fishing boats sail toward a kelp harvest area in the Northern Territories, 3.7 kilometers off Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan on June 2, ...

Two swords once carried by samurai have been found during excavations in Ichijodani, one of medieval Japan’s largest cities. On the outskirts of Fukui, a city of a quarter of a million people in ...

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast, into the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan on Sunday, South Korea’s military said. Pyongyang's pointed show of force came ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency is forecasting heavy snow across parts of Japan through early Jan. 3 and warned of potential traffic disruptions, particularly in the northern Kyushu region. The agency ...

Seoul/Tokyo, Jan. 4 (Jiji Press)--North Korea fired ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan from around Pyongyang at around 7:50 a.m. Sunday, the South Korean military said. Japan's Defense ...

Pyongyang's latest display of firepower comes ahead of South Korean President Lee's meeting with China's Xi Jinping. North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles from Pyongyang towards the sea off ...

North Korea launched at least two ballistic missiles on Sunday, Japan’s Defense Ministry said, as the nuclear-armed country looks to remain in the spotlight with its first launches of the year.