Global warming led in part to the torrential downpour on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture in September that killed ...

Mainly wooden debris from dismantled buildings was loaded on a ship at Nanao City on Tuesday. It is the prefecture's fourth ...

KYOTO — The character “kin,” meaning "gold" or "money," was selected as the kanji of the year, reflecting the strong showing ...

The retrial of a man who served a seven-year sentence for the 1986 murder of a junior high school girl in central Japan is expected t ...

Nakanoto, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan Video Recording Date/Time: November 26, 2024 at 22:47h An earthquake struck the Noto ...

Staff members and students at a standup paddleboarding (SUP) school in this central Japan town recently dressed up in Santa ...

Police in Kimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture, have arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 78-year-old father who had been living with him since his home in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture ...

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Japan's Ishikawa prefecture on Tuesday, the country's meteorological ...

Japan is considering offering interest-free loans to people aged 70 and older to reinforce their homes against earthquakes in ...

Fukui Prefecture had the highest proportion of sites in flood zones at 66 per cent. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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A Japanese man is making headlines for running a marathon to honor his family who died in an earthquake earlier this year.