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

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

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

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

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

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

Nearly half of people in Japan expect little from Sanseito, the populist party that made significant gains in the latest ...

A brown bear was filmed attacking a male Yezo deer with impressive antlers on a national road in Hokkaido's Shiretoko ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory Wednesday for the country's Pacific coast after a magnitude 8.0 ...

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Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday that it will end production at a plant in central Mexico by the end of fiscal 2025 as part of ...