On Jan. 17, 1995, a powerful earthquake rocked Kobe, Japan, and the surrounding area, killing about 5,500 people.

Most Japanese companies with operations in the United States are preparing for possible additional tariffs under the incoming ...

The Bank of Japan is expected to hike interest rates twice in 2025 and twice more in 2026, International Monetary Fund chief ...

Sumo is facing a potential chasm at the top of the ancient sport for the first time in over 30 years after the only yokozuna, ...

Japan is gravely concerned about actions in the South China Sea that are raising tensions, and strongly opposes any ...

He wears a black bodysuit and a white mask, speaks in an electronically altered squeaky voice and makes creepiness his ...

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami ...

A nearly 7.0 earthquake rocked southern Japan on Monday with no reports of damage to the two nuclear power plants in the area ...

Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of ...

The quake was centered just offshore of Kyushu, about 7 miles east of the coastal town of Miyazaki, about 520 miles southwest ...

The trip gave the impression that Japan’s relations with China were on the mend. Iwaya indicated that Japan would be open to ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen ...