Three Self-Defense Force members here have been given letters of appreciation by the local fire station for their swift and ...

Osaka prefectural police have arrested a 28-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of dumping the body parts of a man in a ...

On Jan. 28, 2025, a massive sinkhole suddenly opened in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, swallowing a two-ton truck and ...

A Shinto shrine in Japan's western prefecture of Fukuoka has held a traditional ritual of collecting seaweed from the ocean and offering it before an altar to pray for navigational safety and a large ...

On consumption, the ministry left its assessments unchanged for 10 regions, while upgrading its view for Hokkaido.

A 43-year-old man who had been arrested for attempted murder in connection with a double stabbing at a McDonald’s outlet in Fukuoka Prefecture in December was rearrested on a new charge of ...

A Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration was held in Higashi-Hiroshima city in Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture on February 2 or the ...

A woman visiting from Fukuoka Prefecture said she was impressed by the beautiful flowers as she didn't expect to see cherry blossoms in January. She said she likes the cherry blooms in Okinawa as ...

MUNAKATA, Fukuoka Prefecture--Physical labor and traditional practices, long the hallmarks of coastal fishing operations in Japan, are falling by the wayside as the industry undergoes a sea change.

DAZAIFU, Fukuoka Prefecture--An outstanding collection of Japanese swords that had been in private hands and never shown to the public before is now on display at the Kyushu National Museum in ...

Rescue workers in Japan are trying to pull out a truck driver from a sinkhole that appeared on Tuesday and has since widened.

Fukuda, a doctor from Shimane prefecture, has denied the allegations, which arose after he missed his flight. On Saturday, a man was arrested in a restaurant in the town of Chikushino, in Fukuoka ...