The Yomiuri ShimbunA panel of academics comprising, from left, Eijiro Mizutani, Hidemi Suzuki, Yuya Shibuya and moderator ...

Government estimates warn that up to 199,000 people could die from a major tsunami following an earthquake along the Japan ...

The Federal Reserve will almost certainly reduce its key interest rate Wednesday, but the bigger question for financial ...

The Cabinet Office is calling for heightened vigilance for the next week, due to the larger earthquakes that have occurred in the past after earlier tremors along the Japan and Chishima trenches.

Asahi Breweries Ltd., which suffered a cyberattack in September, saw its sales in November below 80% of last year’s sales for ...

A new mascot character for the Suica transit IC card will be unveiled around Nov. 18 of next year, East Japan Railway Co.

Across Japan, a total of 896 people nationwide had their driver’s licenses suspended for riding a bicycle while under the influence of alcohol between January and September this year, up from just two ...

The Legislative Council, an advisory entity for the justice minister, proposed toughening punishments for acts of dangerous ...

Akita Senshu Museum of Art in the city of Akita is running a special exhibition called “Enjoying Art by Gazing” that focuses ...

Shortly after the powerful earthquake off the east coast of Aomori Prefecture hit the Tohoku region and Hokkaido on Monday night, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi went inside the Prime Minister’s Office ...

NHK faces a severe business environment, including a growing tendency for people not to watch television and a decline in subscription contracts. It is hoped that the broadcaster’s new president will ...

Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki on Wednesday announced his approval for the restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido ...