Brent Swancer is our tour guide as we venture forth into Haunted Japan, a land scarred by a violent and often ruthless past. This first report focuses on the prevalence of Samurai sightings, centuries after the last of these warriors disappeared. It seems all too possible that the Japanese islands could be haunted in this […]

Endangered bears Riku, Amu, Kai (top right) and Hanako travelled 5,400 miles by truck (bottom right) and plane from Hokkaido, Japan, to live in a reserve at Yorkshire Wildlife Park (left).

By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Issei Kato KURASHIKI, Japan (Reuters) – Rescuers in western Japan dug through mud and rubble early on Tuesday, racing to find survivors after torrential rain that began last week unleashed floods and landslides that killed up to 130 people, with dozens missing. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe canceled an overseas trip to […]

So far 1.5million people have been forced to leave their homes, with 3million more advised to do so or face the devastating consequences brought by the flooding.

Torrents of rainfall and flooding battered a widespread area in southwestern Japan on Saturday, with local media casualty reports climbing quickly. Public broadcaster NHK said 38 people were dead, four were injured seriously and 47 were missing. Television footage showed a residential area in Okayama prefecture seeped in brown water spreading like a huge lake.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan executed the leader and six followers of a doomsday cult Friday for a series of deadly crimes including a sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway that killed 13 people in 1995. A brief look at the executed:

Japan has selected Lockheed Martin Corp’s advanced radar for its multibillion-dollar missile defence system, a Japanese defence ministry official with direct knowledge told Reuters on Tuesday on condition of anonymity. Japan plans to buy two Aegis Ashore batteries to be deployed in 2023 in an upgrade of its missile defences against the arsenals of North […]

Bon Jovi continue to expand their 2018 world tour. The 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees will head to Japan in November for new This House Is Not For Sale Tour dates. The legendary New Jersey rockers unveiled the Japan shows on June 25 at their official Bon Jovi website on the heels […]

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Even visitors from abroad have turned up, such as blogger Miguel Yeh, 34, from Taiwan, who shot a short video of the adorable Shiba Inu hounds.