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As damage caused by bears worsens across eastern Japan, particularly in the Tohoku region, Asian ...

A funeral was held for feline stationmaster Nitama at Kishi Station on Wakayama Electric Railway ...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of Japanese workers at U.N. agencies as of the end of 2024 was 97...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government on Saturday reaffirmed its commitment to resolving t...

HONOLULU — A delegation from a hibakusha group in Nagasaki Prefecture met with an American woman ...

In response to the series of bear attacks on humans, the Environment Ministry plans to launch a n...

M4.9 earthquake hits Tokyo, neighboring prefectures, on Friday evening.

Visitors to Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, can enjoy a special exhibition featuring kokeshi doll-shaped ...

The kanji for bear was announced as kanji of the year for 2025 on Friday.

A tsunami advisory for Hokkaido and the Tohoku region was issued on Friday following a magnitude ...

SAPPORO — A passenger plane bound for Akita from Sapporo diverted due to mechanical problems and ...

Two new terms reflect a recent boom among stuffed doll-loving people: “plushie activities,” which...

AKITA — A train derailed and fell 5 meters below the tracks at the Akita Nairiku Jukan Tetsudo Ra...

STOCKHOLM — This year’s two Japanese Nobel laureates expressed joy at winning the prize at a banq...

HACHINOHE, Aomori — A steel tower atop a building in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, was damaged in...