A Tokyo hospital has begun services to accept unwanted newborns so people can drop them off anonymously, and to allow women ...

A welfare corporation opens Japan's second "baby hatch" at a Tokyo hospital for accepting babies in cases of unwanted ...

The World Health Organization is looking to move Emergency Medical Teams into Myanmar amid reports of insufficient medical ...

The Japanese Ministry of Defense has formally activated a new coastal missile unit in Ōita Prefecture, marking a significant ...

The government’s plan to evacuate 120,000 people from several southwestern Japanese islands near Taiwan in the event of a ...

The Japanese government published Thursday an evacuation plan for the roughly 120,000 people on remote southwestern islands, ...

KUMAMOTO--The trek for an annual ritual started here in frigid predawn temperatures so that participants could experience ...

Local governments in two Japanese prefectures ordered the evacuation of nearly 2,800 people Monday where wildfires continue ...

Tokyo cherry blossoms were forecast to come into bloom earlier than any other region of the country for the second ...

Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate ...

Shigeru Iwasaki remains an influential figure in Tokyo and his appointment is meant to strengthen political and military ties ...

Tokyo is reportedly considering deploying long-range missiles to Kyushu, a move analyst says could deny Chinese ships access to the Pacific.