Members of a local hunting association take part in a shooting training session with mock firearms in Noshiro, Akita ...

New tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions, Energy ...

A fire and explosion at a convenience store in northwestern Mexico killed at least 23 people, including children, and injured ...

Israel on Sunday announced that the remains of three hostages had been handed over from Gaza and would be examined by ...

The Associated PressPeople carry the coffin of late Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, who was shot during Day of the Dead ...

A 79-year-old woman was found dead in a mountain forest area in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, at about 9 a.m. Monday. Police are investigating the possibility of a bear attack as her face bore wounds ...

The Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev train service, whose opening date remains uncertain, now faces the challenge of its total construction costs doubling from the initial plan.

Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward government has decided to conduct a survey on apartment and condominium vacancies in the ward next fiscal year. The ward plans to subsidize renovations for the properties so that ...

Daruma dolls resembling horses are lined up in Arai Darumaya, a workshop in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, as 2026 will be the Year of the Horse. The 12-centimeter-tall traditional dolls, which are ...

The popularity of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is reaching fever pitch in her political home turf of Nara Prefecture. Visitors have flocked to a museum in Nara City that is exhibiting the first ...

The government has been implementing various initiatives to stop the decline in the population, including measures against the low birth rate and regional revitalization. However, it cannot be said ...

About 80% of mountain climbers said they feel anxious about climbing mountains amid an increasing number of bear sightings around the country, according to a recent survey.