The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has unveiled to the press an unmanned probe to be used in the Martian Moons eXploration project, which will explore the Martian moon Phobos.

The Chiba prefectural government and others said Friday that at least six people had died, and another person was in cardiopulmonary arrest after record-breaking heavy rain fell in the prefecture the ...

The volcanic alert level for Mt. Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture has been raised from 2 (restricting entry to craters) to 3 (restricting entry to the volcano), the Japan Meteorological Agency Fukuoka ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Etorofu Island, one of the islands off Hokkaido that make up the northern territories, highlights his stance that Moscow will not yield to Japan regarding ...

Catches of wild torafugu puffer fish, a highly prized delicacy, have plummeted in western Japan, including in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, the nation’s top handler of the fish.

Two Japanese Winter Olympic medalists, Nozomi Maruyama and Ryota Yamamoto, were recently married. Maruyama announced their nuptials on Friday via her social media.

When World War II was drawing to an end 81 years ago, the Soviet Union, the predecessor of today’s Russia, unilaterally violated its Neutrality Pact with Japan and invaded the northern territories.

Heavy rain fell in the northwestern and southern regions of Chiba Prefecture on Thursday evening. Two people were confirmed dead in the prefecture while another person was rescued in cardiac arrest.

The area around JR Oami Station is seen flooded due to heavy rain, in Oami-Shirasato, Chiba Prefecture on Friday morning. The Yomiuri Shimbun 13:33 JST, August 14, 2026 Due to the record-breaking ...

A vehicle from U.S. Army’s the Stryker Combat Team crosses a floating bridge on the Namhan River during the combined river-crossing drill between South Korea and the United States as a part of the ...

The lobby of the Chiba prefectural government building was crowded with people who were unable to return home, in Chuo Ward, Chiba, on Thursday. The Yomiuri Shimbun 10:38 JST, August 14, 2026 ...

Due to record-breaking heavy rain, train services were suspended one after another on Thursday, leaving more than 10,000 people unable to return home across Chiba Prefecture.