The government lifted its megaquake advisory just after 5 p.m. on Aug. 15, but urged the public to remain vigilant for a possible Nankai Trough earthquake. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued ...

It previously estimated there was a “70 to 80 percent” probability of a megaquake off Japan’s heavily populated Pacific coastline during this period. The Nankai Trough stretches from ...

A food fair promoting Japanese delicacies wrapped up in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. About 10 producers from Toyama Prefecture served local specialties, such as dried seafood and udon noodles.

The world's biggest iceberg — more than twice the size of London — could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding for baby penguins and seals. The ...

Son was born in 1957 to Korean immigrants on the Japanese island of Kyushu. The 67-year-old CEO was one of four brothers, and his father worked at restaurants, farms, and fisheries. In 1972 ...

The chairman and president of Japan's Fuji Television resigned Monday, weeks after a celebrity presenter was accused of sexual assault, causing a public relations storm and the mass exit of ...

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its inflation forecasts, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will ...

The earthquake struck off the coast of Maine on Monday around 10:22 a.m. Thousands of people reported that they felt the ...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck off the central Philippines on Thursday, the country's seismology agency said.The offshore quake had a depth of 10 km ...

AFP becomes one of the main source for international news. We've got various news from around the world. I can say that AFP news content is diverse and credible, and they can fit with the ...

According to the Expo operator Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, the globe measures about 1 meter in diameter. It was completed by a group of Wajima-nuri lacquerware craftspeople in ...

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