Popular Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, who drew inspiration from the American comedic icon Jerry Lewis, has died from the coronavirus, becoming Japan's first known celebrity victim of the disease

Relatives of victims prayed silently to observe the 25th anniversary of a nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subways that killed 13 people, but a larger commemoration was canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak

A Japanese court has sentenced a former care home employee to hang for knifing to death 19 disabled people and injuring two dozen others in the deadliest mass attack in post World War II Japan

The future of the Tokyo Olympics is in doubt over the coronavirus outbreak.

The operator of a nuclear power plant in southern Japan was forced to shut down one of its reactors because of a failure to meet the deadline for adding anti-terror safety facility made mandatory after the Fukushima disaster

Some residents along the Japanese northern coast stood on roadsides overlooking the sea, offering silent prayers for their loved ones lost in a massive earthquake and tsunami nine years ago Wednesday

A Japanese warship has departed for the Middle East to ensure the safety of the country's oil tankers in waters where tensions between the U.S. and Iran are high

Japan's environment minister announced he is taking paternity leave after the birth of his first child, and the news garnered international headlines.

Prosecutors in Tokyo have issued an arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn's wife, Carole Ghosn, approximately a week after the former Nissan executive fled the country.

Wei Wei, 40, was hanged Thursday at a detention center in Fukuoka.

A U.S. Marine base is set to move to a less developed area of the island.

Imperial Army asked the government to provide 1 sex slave for every 70 soldiers.

Details on how the nuclear plant complex should look at the end remain unknown.

Japanese police say they have found a body on Mount Fuji and are verifying whether it is that of a man who was seen falling down a snow-covered slope while livestreaming his climb up the mountain on YouTube

Torrential rain has caused flooding and mudslides in towns east of Tokyo, prompting concerns over new damage in areas still recovering from recent typhoons

Japanese Emperor Naruhito is hosting a tea party at his residence for royals from other countries, thanking them for celebrating his enthronement at a palace ceremony the day before

Japan is bracing for two more storms heading its way a week after a typhoon devastated the country's central and northern regions

The Japanese coast guard is searching for seven crew members who went missing after a wooden North Korean fishing boat carrying 14 people capsized off Japan's northwestern coast

Flooded bullet trains show Japan's risks from natural disasters as climate change brings weather extremes

Plus, a home invasion caught on tape from doorbell surveillance; a 3-year-old is kidnapped from her birthday party in Alabama; and Simone Biles sets a new record for most medals.

Rescue efforts for people stranded in flooded areas have begun.

Rescuers in Japan are continuing to help people in the aftermath of a ferocious typhoon, as the death toll from the storm climbed to as high as 33.

Japan is ending its first commercial whaling season in 31 years.

Abe wants the meeting despite recent North Korean missile tests.

The ruling ended the only criminal trial related to the Fukushima disaster.

President Trump recently said he was prepared to sign a pact soon.

A worker claims he was given worse duties for taking paternity leave.

Japan has reassured foreign diplomats about the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant's safety amid concerns about massive amounts of treated but radioactive water stored in tanks

Twenty-four commercial reactors are designated for or are being decommissioned.

Emperor Hirohito repeatedly felt sorry about World War II.

Worries continue about Trump's trade policies denting Asian economic growth.

South Korea has threatened to end an intelligence sharing agreement with Japan.

Palace officials say Michiko will have an operation for breast cancer.

Japan imposed broad new trade restrictions on South Korea on Friday morning.

The attack shocked Japan and drew an outpouring of grief from anime fans.

Witnesses said that a man in his 40s had entered Kyoto Animation, shouting "Die! Die!" and pouring highly-flammable liquid before setting it on fire.

The blaze injured another 36 people.

More than two dozen people have died in a massive fire at an animation production studio in Kyoto, Japan, which investigators are treating as arson.

The losses were the result of a hack, the exchange said.

Japanese officials say some materials can be exported only to the trustworthy.

The meat sold Thursday for up to 15,000 yen ($140) per kilogram.

Rainfall since the weekend has exceeded 1 meter (yard) in areas.

Demonstrators including Japanese Americans who were detained as children by the U.S. government during World War II are speaking out against the Trump administration's plans to house migrant children at an Oklahoma Army base

Crown Prince Fumihito warned the family's membership is declining.

A powerful earthquake jolted northwestern Japan, causing minor injuries to 21 people and a brief evacuation of coastal homes until the risk of a tsunami passed

Japan protested an unauthorized Chinese survey within its economic waters.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to visit Iran in an effort to reduce tensions between Tehran and Washington

The seven arrested were Chinese men.

The #KuToo hashtag is a play on the words for "shoes" and "agony."

The man told authorities he feared his son would harm others.