The Japan Coast Guard rescued divers from a stranded boat off Okinawa's Kerama islands in southwestern Japan. Coast guard officials said the captain of the diving boat notified them shortly after 11 a ...

This is a photograph of the approximately 0.7 grams of fuel debris first removed in November from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. It is rough and reddish-brown in color, with some black and ...

In this viewer submitted footage, you can see a black shadow next to a heated kotatsu table in a private residence. That shadow is actually a bear. While approaching the screen door, the bear doesn’t ...

Japan's Cabinet approved on December 27 a record-high 115.54 trillion yen budget plan for fiscal 2025 starting April. As the population ages, social security costs like healthcare and pensions grew to ...

Check the latest weather forecast of the year-end & new year holiday in Japan ! The temperature is by celsius.

NTV Reporter: This is a miniature of Kansai International Airport. The Small Worlds Miniature Museum is one of the largest miniature exhibition facilities in Asia, with a total area of about 7,000 ...

S/ Ishiba Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan: On New Year's Day, there was an earthquake on the Noto Peninsula. It's been almost a year now. I want to make Japan the world's top disaster prevention ...

King Charles III: I offer special heartfelt thanks to the selfless doctors and nurses, who this year, have supported me and other members of my family. King Charles III gave his annual Christmas Day ...

Emperor Naruhito held a luncheon at the Imperial Palace on December 26, inviting Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and other cabinet ministers. At the outset, the Emperor said, “I truly appreciate the ...

According to Japan Airlines, a cyberattack on its internal and external network equipment began at around 7:30AM on December 26. The attack has caused a malfunction in their system that communicates ...

The annual year-end cleaning of the alligator pond at the Atagawa Tropical & Alligator Garden in Higashi Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture was held on December 26. The pond is home to 100 alligators and ...

Sekisui Chemical plans to mass produce perovskite solar cells, a new technology said to hold the key to the expansion of renewable energy. Officials of the major Japanese chemical maker said on ...