Despite advances in tectonic science, earthquakes can’t be predicted. But perhaps there’s something to be said for keeping ...

Viral rumors of impending disaster stemming from a comic book prediction have taken the sheen off Japan’s tourism boom, with ...

The first instalment of this four-part series looks at some of the early figures who paved the way for marathon runners in ...

Campaigning officially started on July 3 for an Upper House election that could further upend the power structure in Japanese ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit a remote island in southwestern Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Campaigning for Japan’s upper house election started Thursday, with unpopular Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba fighting to ...