Three deaths in flooded underpasses in Chiba and Fukushima prefectures have prompted new safety measures, including barriers ...

The lush grasses at Ozegahara, the mountain marshland spanning the borders of Gunma, Fukushima and Niigata prefectures, have ...

SEOUL―South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Tuesday ⁠that AI models are believed to have been used in some recent ...

All Seven-Eleven outlets in India have closed, reducing the number of countries and territories where the convenience store chain operates to 18.

A scientific research organization is warning that using diabetes medications to lose weight poses potential side effects and health risks.

Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday and U.S. futures advanced after shares rose to near a record close on Wall Street.

To combat disinformation and discriminatory biases associated with artificial intelligence, government officials are considering new regulations aimed at naming and shaming AI companies responsible ...

LONDON—Akira Otani’s gangland thriller centered around two women is the first Japanese work to win the translation division of the prestigious Dagger Awards. “The Night of Baba Yaga,” translated by ...

A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.

Heavy snowfall expected in the Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan from March 3 to 5 is already disrupting transportation systems, including trains in Tokyo. The snowy weather ...

TOKYO--Foreign ministers from Japan, China and South Korea reaffirmed the importance of denuclearization on the Korean peninsula and sought common ground in areas like aging, low birth rates, natural ...

The ancient capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara in Nara Prefecture were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list on July 26 at the committee’s meeting in Busan, South Korea. This brings Japan’s ...