110 residents isolated by flooding in Hita, southwest Japan are reconnected by road a week after record rains hit the ar...

A M5.3 earthquake hit Kyushu island, southwest Japan just before noon Tuesday.

Japan's capital kicks off "Jisa Biz," a campaign to reform its hard-charging work culture.

Japan's opposition Democratic Party demands Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answer allegations he used his influence to favor ...

The death toll from torrential rains in Kyushu, southwest Japan, reaches 25 as 24 remain unaccounted for in Fukuoka Pref...

Estimates of radiation exposure are lowered for 5 workers exposed to plutonium in an accident at a nuclear research lab ...

Poisonous red imported fire ants turn up for the fifth time in Japan.

Okinoshima and related ancient sites in southwestern Japan join the ranks of UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Nuclear regulators have harsh words for Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives including new President Tomoaki Kobayakawa.

The death toll from torrential rains in Kyushu reaches 22 with 27 missing as the disaster continues to unfold.