Firefighting efforts continued on Saturday, the third day since a forest fire broke out on Mt. Ogi in Yamanashi Prefecture.

A female Bornean orangutan from Indonesia has been newly introduced into a zoo in the town of Tobe, Ehime Prefecture. The zoo aims to have her breed with the male orangutan already in its care.

TOYOOKA, Hyogo – Two white snow crabs were landed at fishing ports on the Sea of Japan off the coast of Hyogo Prefecture. Local aquarium Kinosaki Marine World in Toyooka has acquired the crustaceans ...

An annual race to decide fuku otoko lucky men took place at Nishinomiya Shrine in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, early on Saturday.

The Metropolitan Police Department on Friday arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of murdering the president of the audio equipment company he works for in a condominium in Tokyo’s Ota Ward.

Editorial [posttime] JST, [postdate] The United States has furthered its “America First” policy, in which it prioritizes its own interests, by dismantling the multilateral cooperation framework it has ...

Editorial [posttime] JST, [postdate] Solar power generation is a pillar of renewable energy for the realization of a decarbonized society. With suitable generation sites for the energy source becoming ...

The Japanese and Indian governments plan to establish a new framework for private sector dialogue focused on economic security in an effort to secure each country’s supply chains for strategic goods.

The annual ritual of Iwato Nage was held at Amano Iwato Shrine in the town of Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Dec. 22.

KYOTO — Work is underway to replace the roof of Seikatei, a tea house located in the Kyoto Sento Imperial Palace. The current building was reconstructed in 1808, but Seikatei is believed to date back ...

Several lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties responded Saturday to the report that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has begun considering dissolving the lower house at the start of the ...

Snow-covered cherry trees are illuminated above the frozen outer moat of Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture. LED floodlights along a 500-meter stretch of the moat make the cherry blossoms ...