Almost 90 US B-29 bombers dropped about 6,000 tons of napalm on Kumagaya, Japan, on the night of August 14-15, 1945. Eighty years later, the scars of that American firebombing remain.

Chizuo Matsumoto was executed in 2018 over a series of incidents involving the cult, including the 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subway system.

Ahead of the House of Councillors election on Sunday, rival parties are stepping up their rhetoric over the presence of ...

A former fan favorite for the New York Mets has started the next chapter of his professional career for Nippon Professional ...

The Gyoda Municipal Government in eastern Japan's Saitama Prefecture is launching its first-ever rooftop tours to provide ...

The National Police Agency on July 10 announced tighter procedures for converting foreign driver’s permits into Japanese ...

China has lifted part of its ban, but the city’s restrictions on Japanese seafood imports remain because of environmental and ...

Weekly cases of whooping cough in Japan have hit a new high for the third straight week. The infectious bacterial disease is ...

A model-petting zoo featuring realistic animal models has been set up at a school for students with limited vision in this ...

The charming characters along with their diverse cast of companions from the series have captivated Japanese audiences for ...

A former New York Yankees infielder is taking his talents to Japan. Per Gaijin Baseball on Twitter, J.D. Davis has signed with the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippo ...