Japan needs to protect its undersea lifelines
Japan's security rests not only on the ships and aircraft patrolling its waters and skies, but also the invisible network resting on the ocean floor.
Japan's security rests not only on the ships and aircraft patrolling its waters and skies, but also the invisible network resting on the ocean floor.
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KUMAMOTO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force on Saturday invited selected residents to see equipment for the recently deployed long-rang
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NIIGATA -- The Niigata Prefecture city of Murakami is known as a leading producer of chum salmon on the Sea of Japan coast. The city's history with th
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TOKYO -- The Imperial Palace forest in the heart of Tokyo has long served as a refuge for wildlife. A 30-year project studying the forest has now reac
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Central Tokyo's record-breaking streak of rainy days ended Saturday after 37 days of showers, according to the weather agency.It did
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese opposition party leaders on Saturday piled pressure on the farm minister over controversial remarks alluding to the past use
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Hanshin Tigers clinched back-to-back Central League pennants on Saturday as the second-place Yomiuri Giants lost 5-2 to the DeNA
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KOBE -- Former U.S. serviceman and Iraq War veteran Ryohei Yoshimoto-Manglona was among attendees at a memorial service held here in June for the vict
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- As strong August sunlight beat down outside, seven students at a private girls' secondary school in Tokyo gathered around a classroo
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SAKURA, Chiba -- Sakura City Hall in Chiba Prefecture stands on elevated ground about a 10-minute walk southwest of Keisei-Sakura Station. Its buildin
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SHANGHAI (Kyodo) -- Beloved Japanese manga "Chiikawa" featuring a gingerly tiny creature and its friends has warmed hearts and burned holes in the poc
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As Japan tightens its visa rules, some Vietnamese say their community has become a target of anti-immigration disinformation.
