Sakurajima volcano erupted, sending an ash cloud 1,100 meters into the sky in Japan. Officials said the explosive eruption occurred at 7:47 am in Kagoshima on6. Dramatic timelapse footage shows the ...

Researchers in Japan have confirmed microplastics are present in clouds, where they are likely affecting the climate in ways that aren’t yet fully understood. In a study published in ...

"The likelihood of Japan's economy moving in line with our projection is heightening gradually," he told a news briefing. An index measuring sentiment among service-sector firms, like taxi drivers ...

Line has about 86 million users in Japan. Both national and local governments have been relying heavily on the app. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has been using it to report the daily ...