Firefighters are usually dispatched to different emergency situations to protect the public. But a local fire department...

A bill to legalize casino resorts in Japan is on track to become law Friday.

This month's deadly flooding and landslides in western Japan deprived people of their means of transportation.

More than 130 people are taken to hospitals for heatstroke in Tokyo as the mercury soars in the nation.

The IOC announces the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will run from July 24th to August 9th, with competitions scheduled for morning...

Maximum temperatures hit 40.7 in Tajimi, central Japan as sweltering heat continues across the country.

Japan deploys additional Self-Defense Force troops to remove rain disaster debris in hard-hit Kurashiki.

More than 260 landslides in Hiroshima Prefecture hamper recovery in the wake of the record rain disaster in western Japa...

Reporters in Tokyo tour facilities being built for the 2020 Olympics.

Scorching heat continues as a summer high pressure system covers the Japanese archipelago.