The Japan Meteorological Agency on Thursday lifted the last remaining tsunami advisories issued after a magnitude 8.8 ...

The yen briefly fell to a four-month low against the U.S. dollar in the upper 149 yen zone in Tokyo on Thursday after there ...

A 6-year-old boy died after drowning in a pool at a sports club in the Tokyo suburban city of Koganei on July 28, sparking a ...

A child held by their mother is emaciated to the point where the shape of their spine is visible. The photograph capturing ...

David Sun-Miyashiro was at home on the 31st floor of a Honolulu apartment building, high above danger, when his phone alerted ...

Many commuters in the capital and neighboring prefectures were unable to return home until late at night on July 30 due to ...

Japan's SBI Shinsei Bank on Thursday completed repaying the remaining 230 billion yen ($1.5 billion) in public funds that its ...

The Bank of Japan on Thursday raised its inflation projection for the current fiscal year from April as food prices continue ...

The National Governors' Association in Japan has compiled proposals on accepting foreigners and realizing a multicultural ...

Japanese boxer Kyosuke Takami claimed the WBA light flyweight world championship Wednesday with a 10th-round technical ...

Tokyo stocks climbed Thursday morning, boosted by some exporter shares on a weaker yen as the U.S. Federal Reserve appeared ...

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