Japanese authorities have asked hundreds of residents near Tokyo to evacuate as a sinkhole at an intersection grew to more ...

A sinkhole that suddenly opened up on a road just northeast of Tokyo and swallowed a truck has captured national attention as ...

Escape the crowds and visit 3 of Japan’s lesser-known treasures: Taketomi Island’s beaches, Yamaguchi’s history and Nasu’s ...

Could you imagine? Restaurant Juban is a branch of Yakiniku Don Juban Sannomiya Ten, a 28-year-old restaurant in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. Most yakiniku places might have a donburi or two on their menu, ...

The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake took place on January 17, 1995, devastating Kobe and the surrounding area. Ahead of its thirtieth anniversary, the Japanese Red Cross Society surveyed 1,200 ...

Tokyo will be the first among Japan's 47 prefectures to offer subsidies for painless delivery. Koike revealed the plan to the media after the governor's review on Jan. 11. She stated, "We will ...

A collection of 10,000-yen bills is seen. (Mainichi/Kazuhisa Soneda) MAEBASHI -- Tokyo topped the rankings of Japan's 47 prefectures in terms of the amount of spending money adults have ...

She died at a nursing home in Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture in Japan, Guinness said in a news release, citing LongeviQuest, an organization that manages a database on the world’s oldest people.

India has lodged a “solemn protest” with China over the formation of two counties in the Hotan Prefecture that incorporates territory of India’s Ladakh. Speaking to reporters during the ...