Can Japan's aging communities live safely alongside bears?

In Japan, where the youth understand war only through history books or in news headlines, a unique experience aims to promote dialogue about peace through a glimpse of life in Hiroshima before the ato ...

KYODO NEWS- Jul 16, 2025 - 09:00All,Japan,World People carry a decorated float in Kushida Shrine in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka during the annual Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival on July 15, 2 ...

Japanese people plan to spend a record high of over 100,000 yen ($670) on average for their summer holidays this year, rising for the fourth straight year on the back of higher wages at major companie ...

Ryo Germain built on his impressive form with an early strike as Japan held on to beat South Korea 2-1 to claim their second ...

A male hunter in his 50s has gone missing on Mt. Esan in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, local authorities said Tuesday, raising concern over his safety as a brown bear was sighted in the ...

A hybrid car battery subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp. is considering manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles at its ...

A two-story building that was being demolished in Fukuoka Prefecture collapsed on Tuesday, leaving two construction workers ...

Sohei Kamiya, head of the ultraconservative minor party Sanseito, likened Japan's intake of foreign workers to "national ...

Exciting young Ukrainian grappler Aonishiki caused another sensation Tuesday at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, upsetting ...

Japanese volleyball star Ran Takahashi said Tuesday he will try to help his country reach the finals of the ongoing Nations ...

Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday that it will end vehicle production at its flagship Oppama plant in Kanagawa Prefecture near ...