We have an earthquake emergency bag in our house, but we don't actually know what's in it, and in fact, we don't even remember where it is! But we eventually locate it and use the handy disaster ...

The original bag custom-made for late actress Jane Birkin which became a design icon was revealed to media in Tokyo on ...

Hikers who ascended a mountain in Japan's Mie Prefecture around dawn on Sunday were lucky enough to catch a rare ethereal view of white clouds undulating over a basin like an ocean. People climbed up ...

Two more bear attacks have been reported in northeastern Japan. A bear wounded a man in his 80s on Sunday in Fukushima Prefecture. Police say his injuries are not life-threatening. Fire authorities ...

The APEC summit in South Korea has ended with leaders adopting a joint declaration. It addresses the "significant challenges" being faced by the global trading system. The leaders wrapped up their two ...

The British government is calling on travelers to Japan to watch out for bears. This comes amid an increase in bear attacks across the country. Information gathered by NHK shows that by noon on ...

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has held her first telephone talks with her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, since taking office last week and called for collaboration for a free and open ...

A Japanese firm has donated a water purifier to Ukraine to help secure people's access to safe drinking water amid infrastructure destruction by Russian attacks. Russian forces' continued attacks on ...

Toyota Motor is gearing up to start shipments of American-made models to Japan. The company says the imports are aimed at helping to cut the US trade deficit. Japan's government pledged to ease trade ...

TOKYO – The bag that Japan’s first female prime minister Sanae Takaichi carries has gone viral, catapulting a local leather goods maker into the spotlight. Social media users identified the handbag Ms ...

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung has welcomed references to the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait made by the leaders of Japan and the United States during their recent ...

Japan's education ministry says a record number of over 350,000 elementary and junior high school students missed school for long periods in the 2024 academic year. An expert says the increase may be ...