The tremor occurred off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture at 4.42pm local time (7.42am GMT), at a depth of about 18miles (29km), according to Japan’s meteorological agency. Officials said nine ...

A powerful earthquake struck off southern Japan on Thursday, causing mostly minor injuries but raising the level of concern over possible major quakes stemming from an undersea trough east of the ...

As tremors shook the ground in parts of western Japan last Thursday, local and national government bodies leapt into action. Meteorologists gathered and issued a temporary tsunami advisory.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan, one of the most earthquake-prone nations on earth, issued its first-ever “megaquake advisory” last week after a powerful quake struck off the southeastern coast of the ...

A powerful earthquake measuring magnitude 7.1 has hit off southern Japan with a tsunami advisory issued. The warning was put in place for the coastal parts of the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku in ...

The number of Japanese citizens fell at the fastest clip last year since data collection began in the 1960s, adding pressure on the nation’s social security system and shrinking labor market.

TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he would step down next month, a move that sets off a scramble among would-be successors to replace him as head of ...

Officials at Japan’s central bank are considering when to raise interest rates, as their counterparts in the United States plan to cut them, which could rattle markets around the world.

While Japan’s overtourism issues may be causing headaches for local residents, there’s one group that seems to be benefiting from the influx of people – deer. Specifically, the deer who live ...

Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average posted its largest single-day drop in more than four years Friday, driven down by signs of cooling in the U.S. economy and an interest-rate increase by the Bank of ...

Japanese stocks slid, with the Topix index falling the most since April 2020 in a broad selloff, as the yen’s sharp rally weighed on exporters and the central bank’s interest rate hike dragged ...

The closely watched move by the Bank of Japan bolstered the country’s beleaguered currency. Source: FactSet, Bank of Japan By The New York Times By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo For ...