Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, marking his 65th birthday, stressed the importance to keep telling the tragedy of the World War II to younger generations, pledging to contribute to the effort to promote und ...

Japan says it will increase its reliance on nuclear energy in a major policy shift as it seeks to meet growing demand from ...

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has announced details of the planned release of government-stored rice onto the marke ...

Kobe bell with three candles in standing bamboos and flowers at the Seattle Center. Photo credit: Barbara Mizoguchi.

Japan has spent decades making its buildings more resilient to earthquakes. Similar changes could be difficult for the US to ...

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Lower airfares, weaker yen and visa relaxations have fuelled the shift, while safety concerns may have affected Thailand’s appeal ...

On New Year’s Day 2024, a powerful earthquake struck Japan’s Noto Peninsula, shaking homes, toppling buildings, and leaving ...

An artist in Tokyo is mending ceramics that were broken in the Noto Peninsula Earthquake for free. Using the traditional ...

On 11 March, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake sent a tsunami hurtling towards Japan's east coast, killing 20,000 people, ...

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake sent a tsunami hurtling towards Japan's east coast, killing 20,000 people, wiping out 120,000 buildings and sparking a partial meltdown at the Fukushima ...