One of the three arrested is Takuya Higuchi, 37, a resident of Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, whose occupation is unknown.

NHK has learned that Japanese police have arrested three people on suspicion of fraud for swindling cash through a scam ...

FUTTSU, Chiba Prefecture--Fights to the death still occur in this city close to Tokyo although the combatants are spiders.

In Chiba, a quiet revival is taking shape, where creatives are reimagining Japan’s forgotten kominka — traditional folk homes — inviting people to slow down, reconnect with the land and question what ...

Whether it’s transiting at Narita International Airport or jumping from one magical world to the next at Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea, most people heading to Chiba Prefecture are on their way ...

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force will open Camp Saga in July and house its V-22 Ospreys on former farmland west of Saga ...

A double rainbow appeared in the sky over Greater Tokyo Area on Tuesday, April 15 after rainfall RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: Please credit “@mottchihuahua via Spectee”. NOTE: Looped video Video ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds NNE at 16 to 22 mph (25.7 to 35.4 kph). The overnight low will be 57 °F (13.9 °C). Sunny with a high of 63 °F (17.2 °C). Winds from NNE to NE at 14 to 22 mph (22.5 ...

A faculty dedicated to dinosaur studies has been established this academic year in central Japan's Fukui Prefecture -- widely ...

Japan's population has shrunk for the 14th year in a row, with senior citizens accounting for the largest portion on record.