Toyota Motor Corp. took the top spot in global vehicle sales for the fifth straight year in 2024 although its sales fell year on year, data showed Thursday. The leading ...

The number of foreign workers in Japan has hit a record high for the 12th straight year, reflecting severe labor shortages in the country, labor ministry data showed ...

Japanese authorities have asked residents of 12 cities and towns in Saitama prefecture to limit showers and laundry to ...

Police in Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture, are investigating the murder of a man whose dismembered body was found in the mountains on January 25. According to police, the body parts of the man, ...

Hopes fade for a trapped truck driver as unstable ground and rising water hinder Japan’s sinkhole rescue efforts.

News that The Beatles would release the song "Now and Then" with an AI assist triggered excitement for some fans but outrage ...

TOKYO: Japanese authorities have asked 1.2 million people to cut back on showers and laundry to prevent leaking sewage ...

A sinkhole near Tokyo that swallowed a dump truck hole on Tuesday has now doubled in wide after combining with a second sinkhole as rescue workers continued their dig to reach the vehicle's driver.

The number of people who committed suicide in Japan fell to 20,268 in 2024, marking the second consecutive year of decline ...

The world's longest-serving death row inmate is demanding the Japanese government to pay him more than $1.3 million in compensation after his conviction was quashed, his lawyer said on Thursday.

The Red Cross museum in Geneva is warning that it risks closure after its funding was axed in a broad government cost-cutting ...