A fire broke out in a welding cable in the reactor building of the Tokai No. 2 Nuclear Power Plant in Ibaraki Prefecture, ...

Onosato was promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna on Wednesday, attaining the honor at a record pace after competing in ...

Seventy racing pigeons worth about 1.4 million yen (roughly $9,600) were stolen from a 73-year-old farmer in the city of ...

Japanese sumo wrestler Onosato has been promoted to the highest rank of Yokozuna Grand Champion, becoming the 75th wrestler ...

Rice farmers in Japan are changing their business models in a bid to satisfy domestic demand amid historically high prices.

The festival's nonprofit organization organizer, the Japan-China Friendship Association of Ibaraki, explained that the aim was to boost the prefecture’s efforts to bring in pandas from China.