Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency reported at least 12 of the deaths had been recorded in Niigata Prefecture.

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar was steady on Wednesday as investors remained cautious after a ...

A dispute is widening over the S. Korean government's response to a group assault involving a Korean tourist in Sapporo, ...

Tetsuya Yamagami, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has ...

Snowfall in parts of Japan has also left about 200 people injured. One city recorded 72 inches of snow, the highest in almost ...

By Yousef Saba Feb 3 (Reuters) - QatarEnergy, one of the world's biggest LNG suppliers, signed a deal on Tuesday with Japan's ...

By Makiko Yamazaki and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Just as Japan was finally gaining ground in its long, hard ...

Heavy snow battering northern Japan in the last two weeks is being blamed in 35 deaths nationwide so far, including people ...

A man in his 20s has died while skiing the back-country slopes near a Japanese resort, just days after a Queensland woman was killed in a ski-lift accident.

Japan regularly receives high snowfall, but this year’s bitter conditions could dent turnout in a rare midwinter election this Sunday.

Ditching the February-to-December season will allow J. League clubs to capitalise on Europe’s summer transfer sprees.

Tetsuya Yamagami was jailed for life for using a homemade gun to assassinate former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.