The number of Asian black bear sightings nationwide from January to May hit the highest ever since 2010, when comparable data ...

A strong earthquake measuring upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 hit Akusekijima Island in Kagoshima ...

Editorial [posttime] JST, [postdate] The risk of getting lost or suffering an accident while mountain climbing is not limited by altitude or season. Preparing appropriate equipment suited to the ...

With advances in digital technology, stalkers’ methods have become more sophisticated. Stronger measures, including legal reforms, will be needed to ensure the safety of victims and their peace of ...

A circular geometric pattern was found this year on the seabed off the course of Kagoshima Prefecture’s Amami Oshima Island.

Kazuhiko Makita / The Yomiuri ShimbunNovelist Akira Otani gives a speech after receiving a Dagger award in London on Thursday ...

An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South Korean ...

Visitors were welcomed by a giant Lego man over 26 meters (85 feet) tall named Dada as they arrived at the new Legoland ...

The European Union plans to stockpile critical minerals as a precaution against potential supply disruptions due to ...

The elderly Dalai Lama on Saturday said that he hopes to live for another 40 years until he is about 130 years old, days ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said he had signed letters to 12 countries outlining the various tariff levels they would face on ...

An elderly woman was found dead on Friday morning after being attacked by a bear that broke into her house in Kitakami, Iwate ...