Japan

Hokkaido Miyagi Prefecture Aichi Prefecture Mie Prefecture Kyushu Iwate Prefecture Fukuoka Prefecture Shizuoka Prefecture Gifu Prefecture Tohoku Region

Palace Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara Added to UNESCO World Heritage List

The inscription recognizes 19 Asuka-period monuments as evidence of early state formation and raises Japan’s World Heritage total to 27.

Woman Arrested After Dismembered Body in Kobe Freezer Is Identified as Man Dead Since 2011

Japan Panel Recommends New Natural, Scenic and Historic Protections and One Delisting

Japan Records Highest Annual Mountain-Accident Toll Since 1961

Tohoku Business Sentiment Improves on AI Demand and Price Pass-Through

Teen Girl Found Dead on Sagami River; 19-Year-Old Arrested on Murder Suspicion

Wild Bear Captured After Days of Sightings Shut Utsunomiya Schools

Japanese City Closes 94 Schools After Multiple Bear Sightings

13-Year-Old Found Dead in Sea as Teen Rescued in Cardiac Arrest From River

Kyoto Man Indicted for Murder and Body Dumping of 11‑Year‑Old Stepson

Yamagata Considers New 'Bear Special Warning' After Recent Fatal Attack

Forza Horizon 6 Photo Challenge Sends Players to Ohtani Festival Site

Multiple Multi-Vehicle Crashes in Japan Leave One Dead and Several Injured

Copper Roofs Stripped From Hamamatsu Shrines Including City Cultural Site

Aomori Flags Hoax Posts on Bear-Alert Map, Notifies Police and Tightens Posting Rules

Golden Week Expressway Jams Decline From Last Year

Head-On Crash on Japan’s Route 306 Injures 13, Including Youth Handball Team

Kyoto Police Examine Restroom Tied to Boy’s Body Abandonment

Kyoto Police Search Family Home in Death of 11-Year-Old Yuki Adachi

Blue Impulse Flyover and Exhibit Mark 10 Years at Kumamoto Castle