A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula triggered 4-meter (13-foot) tsunami waves ...

Despite another delay in the start of fuel debris removal at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, the plant ...

STOCKHOLM--The United States and China have agreed to work on extending a deadline for new tariffs on each other after two ...

This is part of a series on hibakusha who responded to a survey by The Asahi Shimbun, The Chugoku Shimbun and The Nagasaki ...

WASHINGTON--The Taiwanese government has called off a plan for its president to transit through the United States on his way to Latin America, The Associated Press has learned — a decision leading to ...

Japan baked in searing heat on July 29, with forecasts of 39 degrees and warnings of possible heat stroke. Residents in ...

BEIJING--China and the European Union have issued a joint call to action on climate change during an otherwise ...

Not for the faint of heart, the longest pedestrian-only suspension bridge in Japan meets the demands of travelers who are in ...

OSAKA--“Not for Sale,” the theme of the Ukrainian pavilion at the Osaka Kansai Expo, is sending a message to visitors from ...

Overwork remains a potentially deadly health hazard for many Japanese public school teachers, as long hours and excessive ...

Nippon Steel Corp.’s acquisition of U. S. Steel required nerves of steel, which Eiji Hashimoto, the company’s chairman and ...

Kansai Electric Power Co. is mulling whether to become the first utility to construct a new reactor since the 2011 triple ...