Japanese authorities have asked hundreds of residents near Tokyo to evacuate as a sinkhole at an intersection grew to more than 40 meters wide, hampering rescuers racing to reach an elderly truck ...

With efforts to find a driver who fell in expected to take about three months, there is no concrete timeline in place on when ...

SAITAMA (TR) – There have been a series of bag-snatching incidents across the prefecture. Police recorded 12 thefts over a ...

SAITAMA—Parents and children of Chinese heritage are an increasingly common sight at entrance exam venues for competitive ...

On Sunday, five households near the sinkhole in Saitama Prefecture were asked to evacuate and take shelter by local government officials, The Japan Times reported. More than a hundred residents living ...

Reports of suspicious phone calls and home visits by scammers posing as government officials have climbed since the sinkhole ...

A project to open a Starbucks cafe in the parking lot of a park in the Saitama Prefecture city of Gyoda has been suspended ...

A labor union of nurses and other staff at medical institutions under Japan's National Hospital Organization staged a ...

Since the wildfire began Wednesday, at least one person has died, and more than 80 homes have burned, local authorities said.

Mostly cloudy with a high of 71 °F (21.7 °C). Winds NNE at 6 mph (9.7 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 83% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 6 to 10 mph (9.7 to 16.1 kph). The overnight low ...

BAKU – A massive forest fire in northeastern Japan has consumed at least 1,200 hectares in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, making ...