NAHA -- This Okinawa Memorial Day, June 23, marks the 30th anniversary since the "Cornerstone of Peace" monument was erected ...

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump recently launched attacks on three nuclear facilities in Iran, saying its ...

Relegation-threatened J-League first-division club Albirex Niigata announced the sacking of manager Daisuke Kimori on Monday.

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Japan introduced mandatory pre-arrival tuberculosis screening on Monday for people planning to stay over three months, ...

The weather agency said Monday it has observed over 180 earthquakes near the Tokara island chain in southwestern Japan ove ...

A year after it captivated crowds during the Paris Olympics, a centerpiece of the summer Games made a comeback Saturday to ...

Q: When was June 23 established as Okinawa Memorial Day?

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s major setback in the June 22 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election is certain to give ...

Okinawa on Monday vowed to pass on history's lessons in a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the end of a fierce World ...

Oyachi marsh in the city of Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, is bustling with people trying water shield harvesting. The water ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung nominated a five-term liberal lawmaker as defense minister Monday, breaking with a tra ...