With deadly rains lashing western Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cancels a trip to Europe and the Mideast.

Nissan Motor executives say that employees have falsified new vehicle emissions data at multiple plants since around 201...

The body of executed former cult leader Shoko Asahara and mastermind behind the deadly 1995 Tokyo sarin gas attack is cr...

A bamboo maker looks to the future even as climate change threatens his prized tiger bamboo.

Heavy rain in Fukuoka causes a road collapse and triggers a landslide, destroying houses.

The Meteorological Agency alerts people to the chance of record rains through this weekend.

Emperor Akihito resumes official duties after regaining his health.

People in Asakura, Japan mark a year since deadly rains devastated the city.

Typhoon Prapiroon kills 1, injures 22 and damages property in Kyushu.

129 people stranded at hot springs resort in Hokkaido after torrential rains washed away part of a main road are able to...