A traditional Japanese archery event was held in Nikko, a popular tourist destination north of Tokyo, to honor a legendary ...

Two barges loaded with fireworks for a summer festival display near Tokyo caught ablaze, forcing five workers to jump into ...

Eighty years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, many of the remaining Japanese survivors are increasingly ...

Eighty years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a dwindling number of the aging Japanese survivors are increasingly frustrated by growing nuclear threats and the acceptance of nuclear ...

Against this backdrop, the frigate deal serves as a diplomatic balm. It is both a reassurance to Tokyo and a statement of ...

Japan on Tuesday recorded a new national record temperature of 41.8 C in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, exceeding the previous high of 41.2 C, reported Kyodo News.The Japan Meteorological Agency initially ...

Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries won a multi-billion dollar deal to build a fleet of advanced naval frigates for Australia, boosting Tokyo’s ambitions to become a major exporter of military ...

The United States, which had a frustrating swim world championships, ended on a high note with a world record in the women’s ...

The Australian government aims to sign binding, commercial contracts with Mitsubishi Heavy and the Japanese government in ...

The company had stopped accepting new orders for the model shortly after its launch in January due to overwhelming demand.

Japan logged two new heat records in a day on Tuesday, with the mercury hitting 41.6C and then 41.8C, the weather office said ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to announce Tuesday a major shift in rice policy -- from curbing output to boosting it -- ...