A fire breaks out in the outer area of the Sapporo Central Wholesale Market, a major tourist spot in Japan’s northernmos...

Twenty-three employees of Japan’s health ministry are found to have dined out into the night for a farewell party last w...

The prevalence of coronavirus antibodies stands at 1.35 percent in Tokyo in the Japanese government’s second test conduc...

The Tokyo Fire Department has come up with a new way for companies and organizations to conduct fire drills for employee...

A Japanese government committee of experts releases a map that indicates the probability of major earthquakes occurring ...

A hazard map envisioning the possible eruption of Mt. Fuji has been revised for the first time in 17 years, with areas f...

Both vehicles burn after a train collides with passenger car in Ibaraki Prefecture northeast of Tokyo.

Convenience store chain giant Lawson unveils a rice ball you can eat without touching -- but that's stick-shaped.

The media gets a peek at the museum of Odakyu Railway's limited express train Romancecar.

While the rollout of coronavirus vaccinations in Japan has been slow, people have a growing number of options for taking...