Set to detonate about an hour to a week after impact, a bomb dropped in the later stages of World War II didn't explode for ...

TOYOHASHI, Aichi Prefecture--It really is a one-of-a-kind opportunity: Tucking into “oden” hotpot aboard a moving tram. The ...

OSAKA—Authorities here are seeking to prosecute a zookeeper who is suspected of repeatedly stealing food intended for the ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party sidestepped a key demand from opposition parties in a draft political reform program compiled to address its fund-raising scandal.

SAITAMA—The Saitama District Court on Nov. 21 ordered a halt to a planned protest targeting Kurdish people in Japan, ruling that the demonstration amounted to hate speech.

WAKAYAMA—Details have emerged from a prosecutor’s harsh interrogation of the suspect in the bombing attack against former ...

KOBE--Hyogo prefectural assembly members said they will cooperate with re-elected Governor Motohiko Saito but continue to ...

On Sept. 30, Saito stood alone in front of JR Suma Station in Kobe, bowing in apology to commuters. That day, he lost his ...

KYOTO--Kiyomizudera temple here, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has kicked off its special autumn nighttime viewing, ...

TOTTORI--To order a custom-made fountain pen from Ryo Yamamoto, expect to wait 18 months for delivery. Yamamoto, 50, said he ...

With a sense of smell said to be 3,000 to 100 million times more powerful than humans, police dogs have long been essential ...

KOBE—Motohiko Saito emerged from scandal and won re-election as Hyogo governor in a poll called after he was forced to vacate ...