The Hinagu fault zone triggered the major earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, the same fault responsible for the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake, according to a panel of government experts ...

The government is providing “push-type” assistance — sending aid to disaster-hit areas without waiting for specific requests ...

The extent of the damage caused by the powerful earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture hard on Tuesday has increasingly come to light in wider areas amid rescue and relief operations.

The impact of the massive earthquake that hit Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday continues to be widely felt in Kyushu, with operations halted at many factories across the region.

Violent tremors reminiscent of the nightmare 10 years ago have struck Kumamoto Prefecture. There have already been many casualties. The central and local governments need to devote all their efforts ...

The powerful Typhoon Dolphin, also known as Typhoon 13, was moving west-northwest at 20 kph as of noon Thursday and is likely to reach seas near Minami-Torishima by Saturday and the Ogasawara Islands ...

Yomiuri Shimbun file photoThe Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry on Wednesday asked business operators ...

Former Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, in an interview published on Wednesday, said his efforts to overhaul the military’s procurement system were the main reason behind his dismissal ...

The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin LMT.N a contract worth up to $58.6 billion to produce Patriot interceptor missiles, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, as conflicts in Iran and Ukraine strain U.S.

Protests during regional elections in Pakistan-administered Kashmir have turned deadly, with leaders of a banned Kashmiri group saying on Wednesday more than 30 people had been killed around one town ...

Irish musician Glen Hansard, who won a Best Original Song Oscar in 2008 for the indie film “Once” and was lead singer for rock group The Frames, died in a motorcycle crash at the age of 56 early on ...

Ukrainian drones hit oil refineries and logistics facilities in the Russian cities of Perm, Ryazan and Taganrog, as well as the Crimean peninsula overnight, with the country’s top online retailer ...