The heavy rains triggered alerts for landslides and flooding and disrupted bullet train operations between Tokyo and Fukuoka.

A closing plenary session started more than four hours late as groups of negotiators huddled behind closed doors seeking to ...

Saito will be picked to head the party by its leadership on Thursday, before being formally elected on Nov. 9.

The capital hopes to improve living conditions at evacuation centers and boost its disaster response capability.

Tepco retrieved a device holding a small amount of fallen debris from the containment vessel of the plant's No. 2 reactor as ...

The resolution mentioned the selection of Nihon Hidankyo, the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, and comes amid a tense ...

The meetings will be the first time for Ishiba to hold talks with either president in person since taking office early last ...

The leading IMF official called for Japan to 'have a well fleshed-out, credible medium-term fiscal framework.' ...

Langerak converted one of Grampus' five successful kicks during penalties in a roller coaster win over Albirex Niigata on ...

Despite the LDP's losses at polls, the recent election didn't exactly indicate popular support for an opposition-led ...

We hope to deliver the voices of hibakusha in the midst of perilous situations in the world,' the assistant secretary-general ...

Prospects of a truce between Israel and its foes Hamas and Hezbollah ran aground Friday as Israeli airstrikes killed at least ...