Emergency alerts issued in the event of earthquakes off the Pacific coast of central Japan are expected to experience delays ...

TOKYO >> More than 20,000 communities in Japan could be cut off from the rest of the country by a major disaster, according to research by The Yomiuri Shimbun.

The operator of a nuclear power plant in central Japan received whistleblower reports regarding alleged manipulation of quake-resista ...

In a shuttered school north of Tokyo, office workers assemble cardboard houses in minutes, part of a travel agency's effort to help people better prepare for life in evacuation shelters. A Tokyo-based ...

In one of the countries with the highest life expectancy in the world, 13% of inmates are elderly, many of whom commit petty crimes to secure shelter and food behind bars ...

UTSUNOMIYA—The death of a friend during childhood continues to haunt Wakana Takahashi, but the tragedy sparked her interest in Japan’s worst pollution cases and pushed her toward a career related to ...

Each party's nuclear stance may be scrutinized before the Feb. 8 election following fraud at the Hamaoka nuclear plant in ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings forecasts a net loss in fiscal 2025 due to soaring costs related to decommission its ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Monday that it has started accepting applications for business partners, including tie-ups involving externally raised capital. Forming corporate partne ...

Many political parties in Japan are re-evaluating nuclear power generation nearly 15 years after the country's worst nuclear accident. Still, energy policies are seen as a major issue in the Feb. 8 ...

Under the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station in Japan, something strange has been observed. The waters here are highly radioactive and so not suitable for any form of life. But scientists have observed ...

EXCLUSIVE: Goodfellas has revealed a first look at Japanese actor and model Kentaro Sakaguchi as the star of Ryota Nakano’s ...