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Relations have been strained since Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested last month that her country could intervene militarily in any Chinese attack on Taiwan.

Japan's defence ministry says it scrambled aircraft after detecting a suspected Chinese drone off an island near Taiwan, amid a weeks-long diplomatic spat between Tokyo and Beijing.

Japan deployed troops to the country's rugged north on Wednesday to help trap bears after local authorities said besieged communities were struggling to cope with an unprecedented wave of attacks.

Bears have killed a record number of people in Japan this year, the environment ministry said on Oct 16 just as another possible victim was reported missing.

Japan's governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line ultra-conservative and China hawk, as its new leader, making her likely to become the country's first female prime...

A major Japanese beverage producer says it has been hit by a cyberattack that left its operations disrupted for the fifth day on Friday, and Japanese media are reporting that stocks of the company’s popular beer and othe...

Heavy rain flooded some streets and halted rail and air traffic in Tokyo on Thursday with more storms forecast.

A research institute in Japan says the number of people infected so far this year with a disease transmitted mainly by ticks has reached a record high.

Japanese weather officials say a tropical storm is moving north over waters south of the Kyushu region and bringing intermittent heavy rain as it approaches southern Kyushu.

Heavy rain emergency warnings were issued across Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan at one point on Monday, as developed rainclouds are streaming into the skies over the Kyushu region.

Downpours on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu caused flooding and mudslides on Monday, injuring a number of people and disrupting travel during a Buddhist holiday week. Evacuation advisories were issued and several...

Japan recorded its highest-ever temperature of 41.8 degrees Celsius (107.2 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, prompting the government to advise residents to stay indoors and promise steps to ease weather-related damage to...

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia’s sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. Several people were injured, but none grav...

Japanese weather officials say torrential downpours have hit the Tokai region in the central part of the country and warn of a heightened risk of landslides and flooding.

Japanese weather officials say torrential rain could hit eastern and western parts of the country, especially along the Pacific coast, through Thursday. The officials are urging people to be on the alert for landslides a...

Torrential rains have pounded Japan's Kanto-Koshin region, including Tokyo. Authorities say people should stay alert for landslides and flooding.

Dozens of residents have evacuated remote islands in southern Japan that have been shaken by nearly 1,600 quakes in recent weeks, the local mayor said Monday (Jul 7).

Japan executed a man on Friday who killed nine people after contacting them on social media, the first use of capital punishment in the country in nearly three years.

Extremely hot weather hit wide areas in Japan from the Kyushu to Hokuriku regions on Monday. Weather officials say people should continue to stay alert for heatstroke on Tuesday.

Basic water utility fees will be waived for residents of the Japanese capital Tokyo this summer in an effort to limit the impact of extreme heat.