Staff members at a support facility for people with disabilities in this northern Japan city are suspected to have abused ...

On the question of food, Aomori is usually renowned for its Fuji apples. In the depths of winter, though, it’s hard not to ...

Children at an elementary school in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, have enjoyed learning how to decorate traditional ...

Lois Mae Dearth, 93, of Zanesville, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at 7:00 pm at Brookdale Assisted Living. She was ...

Backed into a corner by U.S. tariffs during an election campaign, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has started directing harsher ...

The Japanese government wants to turn its nuclear power stations back on - but some rural people don't want nuclear waste ...

Bunnik Tours launches its 2026 Asia program which features small group journeys with Sri Lanka taking centre stage.

The interim facility in the Aomori Prefecture city will store spent fuel from nuclear plants operated by Tepco and Japan ...

Baby black-tailed gulls born in the spring have grown to be about the same size as their parents on Kabushima Island in the ...

Ruling party lawmaker Yosuke Tsuruho apologized and said, 'I lacked consideration for the disaster-hit areas.' ...

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) announced plans for a new overnight express train connecting Tokyo with the northeastern ...

Twelve flights were canceled Thursday as airport employees chased the bear around the runway, an airport official said. The ...