Omiya Police Station, one of the largest in Saitama Prefecture, after being entrusted to the station’s care by a suspect entering the detention facility.

Any attempt to distort national budget allocations for certain municipalities in retaliation for their leaders not offering support during an election is behavior unbecoming of a Cabinet minister.

Kochia bushes with red leaves in autumn are in their prime at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture.

Osaka Castle was beautifully illuminated on Wednesday evening during the lighting ceremony for Sinfonia, a projection mapping event commemorating the 160th anniversary of diplomatic relations between ...

A Japanese reporter who had been engaging in news gathering in Russia was arrested on suspicion of espionage. This is an unusual situation.

Japanese companies are turbocharging their efforts to mass-produce perovskite solar cells, a Japanese technology widely tipped to become a leading type of next-generation solar cell.

Aichi Prefecture Gov. Hideaki Omura said on Wednesday that the prefecture has established a Bear Attack Response Team following a bear attack.

Japan’s national team for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games held a press conference in Nagoya on Wednesday, ahead of the event set to start on Sunday.

A tropical depression located near the Marshall Islands is expected to develop into Typhoon No. 30 by 9 p.m. on Thursday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. This marks the first time since ...

Ukrainian drones lost some of their speed after restrictions were suddenly imposed on battlefield use of the country’s U.S.-made Starlink communication terminals, officials said Wednesday as the ...

After trawling through dozens of applications, the hunt is over: an Australian animal welfare group has found a successor to a hero hound credited with saving more than 100 koalas from fires.

Protesters in Albania attacked government buildings, banks, businesses and other sites during riots that lasted more than eight hours across the capital Tirana on Wednesday in a violent escalation of ...