In the wake of a disaster, children and adults spend long periods of time together in evacuation shelters, where they have to ...

Princess Aiko, the daughter of the Emperor and Empress, flew to Laos on Monday as this year marks the 70th anniversary of ...

Fukuoka-based nongovernmental organization Peshawar-kai announced that it restarted leprosy treatment in Afghanistan on Nov.

Tsunami evacuation towers are being built across the nation, while the focus is now shifting to ensuring that communities ...

Autumn foliage has reached its peak season at Korankei in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, drawing large crowds of tourists.

Japan’s economy, which had been on a gradual recovery path, has contracted for the first time in six quarters. It is crucial to carefully assess overseas risk factors and realize an economy that is ...

Bears were spotted in inhabited areas in two municipalities in Iwate Prefecture on Sunday and Monday. Although no one was ...

The latest film in the “Kimetsu no Yaiba” (“Demon Slayer”) series has topped ¥100 billion in global box office revenue.

It is China’s usual tactic to unsettle other countries with hard-line statements that distort facts, in an attempt to create a situation favorable to itself.

Kazunoko salted herring roe is being sorted at Ihara & Co., a seafood processing company in Rumoi, Hokkaido. With the end of ...

Aibo robot dogs took part in a Shichi-go-san festival, which celebrates the growth of children at 3, 5 and 7 years old, on Saturday at Sarutahiko Mikawa Shrine in Kota, Aichi Prefecture.

Preparations for the snow season began on Monday at Oyakuen garden in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, with workers ...