TOKYO (AP) — Tsukudani, a sweet, Japanese side dish often served with hot rice, originated in the samurai era in a tiny ...

Geologists have uncovered the remains of a massive tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean, a plate that had been hidden for ...

A chilling warning has rippled through Japan, a nation all too familiar with the earth’s raw power. The Japanese government has issued an emergency alert, cautioning of a potential "mega-earthquake" ...

A swarm of tremors is rocking a remote Japanese island chain. Experts say more could be coming. Here's what's behind the ...

Sport Racing Cox Plate 2019: Japanese star Lys Gracieux storms to victory Cox Plate favourite Lys Gracieux has lived up to her reputation by running away with our coveted weight-for-age race as ...

The ministry will soon allow only multicolor versions in an effort to ease the burden on license plate makers amid an expected increase in demand.

Hawaii is consistently one of the most popular holiday destinations for Japanese tourists. But they don’t show their love just by going there.

TOKYO -- The transport ministry on June 17 announced plans to standardize the design of "gotochi" regional car license plates, featuring illustrations created by municipalities in Japan to promote ...

Japan, which won the first two World Baseball Classics, in 2006 and 2009, will face reigning champion Team USA in the finale Tuesday night.

Although it is widely accepted that modern Japanese populations have a dual ancestry, the discovery provides insight into the details of immigration patterns to the archipelago that have eluded ...

Japanese beetle populations in Wisconsin have been shifting in recent years. Here's why and what the patterns show With the Fourth of July often comes the start of Japanese beetle season in Wisconsin.

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Jan. 1, causing significant uplift that extended the coastline in some places by up to 820 feet (250 meters).