Nearly 30 percent of companies in northeastern Japan said their operations have been disrupted by bears, a survey by a credit ...

Bear attacks on pet dogs have become a regular occurrence in north Japan, with one hunter suggesting the phenomenon is caused ...

The most effective measure against shoplifting is a simple greeting from store staff, according to an experiment conducted by ...

Osaka Metro Co. conducted a disaster drill early Saturday at a train station in the major western Japan city it serves to ...

In the Nov. 9 Kamisu mayoral election in Ibaraki Prefecture, the incumbent and a newcomer received the same number of votes, ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered one of the most important finds from Anatolia's early Christian era: a fresco of a ...

Australian accident investigators on Thursday released dramatic images of a skydiver's parachute becoming entangled on an ...

Fighting that has flared along the Thai-Cambodian border has sent hundreds of thousands of Thai villagers fleeing from their ...

OITA -- JR Kyushu has started a special train decorated with Super Mario characters. The "Super Mario Train" runs between ...

Springboks star Cheslin Kolbe ran in one of Tokyo Sungoliath's four second-half tries as they kicked off their Japan Rugby ...

JEF United Chiba sealed their return to the J-League first division following a 16-year absence by beating Tokushima Vortis 1 ...

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