A photo of several Kyushu Shinkansen trains lined up on elevated track in an early morning “evacuation operation” during a ...

Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito’s announcement of Japan’s World War II surrender, but as living ...

While pop music blared in the operating room, Hiroshi Sasaki performed cataract surgery on nearly 40 patients, having started ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s use of the word “remorse” in his speech marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War ...

Having spent part of his childhood in northern China, manga maestro Tetsuya Chiba knew firsthand about the horrors of war and ...

Melted fuel debris retrieved from a crippled reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was found to be more brittle ...

MANILA--The United States is discussing the possible deployment of more missile launchers to the Philippines to strengthen ...

A hiker who was attacked and dragged into the bushes by a brown bear was found dead on Mount Rausu in Hokkaido’s Shiretoko Peninsula on Aug. 15.

Treated as “gods” for sacrificing their lives to protect their country and their families, kamikaze pilots have inspired ...

Sporting goods manufacturer Asics Corp. has announced it will stop using kangaroo leather for its soccer and rugby cleats, as ...

The Cabinet Office has revised its guidelines on how companies and local governments should respond to emergency information ...

While Yamagata Prefecture is famed for its snow-deep spa resorts, Asian filmmakers head to the mountains there to hone their ...