Japan's nuclear plants faced global scrutiny after the devastating 2011 tsunami triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake.

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Miyazaki Prefecture Monday evening in Japan, initially setting off a ...

Tsunami advisories were issued for Miyazaki Prefecture, where the quake was centered, in the southwestern island of Kyushu, as well as nearby Kochi.

A strong, 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Japan on Monday, according to the United States ...

Heavy snow has swept across areas along the Sea of Japan coast, with some regions expected to see snow depths surpassing 80 centimeters. In Uonuma City of Niigata Prefecture, which is about four-hour ...

The Jan. 1 Noto earthquake in the Sea of Japan claimed 504 lives, caused more than 1,300 injuries, and damaged nearly 180,000 ...

From Kaçkar to Kansai, via rugged mountains, luxurious railways, cool cities and ancient footpaths, CNN Travel’s editors and ...

The world is bigger and more connected than it has been before at any point in human history. Modern airplanes can whiz people from New York to Singapore or from London to Cape Town, journeys that ...

Japan is a land of ancient temples ... As well, different areas and prefectures have individual forecasted times for when their trees are flowering, and when they’re in full bloom, making ...

Around 65 percent of companies in Japan employ foreign workers to resolve labor shortages, a government survey showed Thursday. In the multiple response survey, 56.8 percent of companies said foreign ...

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TOKYO, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Japan's government is set to compile a record $735 billion budget for the fiscal year from April due to larger social security and debt-servicing costs, adding to the ...