The Japanese government said Friday it will release a fifth of its emergency rice stockpile after hot weather, poor harvests ...

The government of Japan has approved a draft revision of a law aimed at strengthening the development of new drugs in the ...

Jan. 24 (UPI) --Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addressed a session of parliament on Friday as he made his pitch for a broad focus on regional development. The prime minister called his ...

Rescuers were on Wednesday trying to save a Japanese truck driver stuck in a large sinkhole for more than 24 hours as local residents were evacuated over fears gas pipes could break. Emergency ...

You've heard of lake-effect snow in the Great Lakes. Check out what a larger sea and bitter cold air helped to generate in ...

Japan’s core consumer inflation accelerated to 3.0% in December, the fastest annual pace in 16 months, data showed earlier on Friday, in a sign rising fuel and food prices continue to push up ...

As peckish deer chase delighted tourists in Japan's temple-dotted Nara Park, a quiet but dedicated team of litter-pickers ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba went into his first summit meeting with US President Donald Trump amid concerns in ...