A joint research team by Japanese and Thai universities says it has become the world's first to find microplastics in the ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for air defense systems capable of intercepting Russia's new ballistic ...

The organizers of Rally Japan have been fined for failure to take reasonable measures that resulted in an unsafe situation ...

The Governor of Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan has expressed his view that there were no illegalities in his election ...

Talks have started among countries on the first-ever United Nations treaty to reduce plastic pollution amid a split in views ...

Japan's government has suggested a new target to reduce the county's greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent in fiscal 2035 ...

A tourist boom appears to have put the sacred deer in Japan's ancient capital Nara on edge. And quite a few are hitting out.

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa has expressed regret that a South Korean government representative did not ...

The South Korean government has held its own ceremony to honor people who worked at the gold mines on Japan's Sado Island, ...

Nuclear and renewable energy made up a bigger share of Japan's electricity output in fiscal 2023. But both continued to lag ...

Ozeki Champion Kotozakura has expressed his joy at winning his first career title at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament that ...

Japan's ruling parties have begun separate talks on tax reforms for the next fiscal year starting in April. The focus is a ...