Technical flaws, ballooning costs and unconfirmed effectiveness have plagued the “ace card” in preventing groundwater from ...

Passengers on the Kominato Railway, which operates a train line in the scenic Boso Peninsula, can really get the up-close ...

May, the sidewalk outside Oi Racecourse, in Tokyo’s Shinagawa Ward near Tokyo Bay, was filled with foreign visitors walking ...

Japan has experienced multiple “supereruptions” throughout its history, and one volcanologist is not sitting around idly ...

The United States on Monday showcased its Typhon intermediate-range missile system in Japan for the first time, underscoring ...

SEOUL--The announcement by K-pop mega band BTS that members would serve mandatory military service in South Korea has removed ...

NAHA--A U.S. military helicopter flying over northern Okinawa Prefecture accidentally dropped a bag containing a flammable ...

Prioritizing speed, the government is moving to lower the consumption tax on groceries to 1 percent—not the promised zero-percent rate—for a two-year period starting next April, officials said June 2.

Education officials are puzzled and alarmed by an academic survey released on July 31 that shows younger students' academic ...

OSAKA—A fleet of electric-powered buses used to shuttle attendees during the Osaka Kansai Expo now function more as an eyesore than an emblem in a “graveyard” estimated to be worth billions of yen.

The Defense Ministry is considering adopting a U.S. military artificial-intelligence system for the Self-Defense Forces’ command-and-control, prompting calls from within the Japanese government for ...

The Bank of Japan on June 16 raised its key interest rate to its highest level in 31 years, signaling a more aggressive stance against rising prices caused by the Middle East crisis. The policy ...