Investigators from the Shizuoka Prefectural Police work on the scene of a crash in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture, central ...

No map. No smartphones. No expressways. Just two motorbikes and some basic Japanese. These are the rules American game streamer Ludwig Ahgren and his YouTuber buddy Michael Reeves have imposed on ...

Iwao Hakamada, 89, who is believed to have been the world’s longest-serving death row inmate, was exonerated last year of a ...

A megaquake in Japan could result in up to 298,000 deaths and $2 trillion in damages, according to new government estimates.

Iwao Hakamata, 89, who was acquitted in a retrial over the 1966 murder of a family of four in central Japan, has been awarded ...

Shizuoka Bank, Hachijuni Bank and Yamanashi Chuo Bank will work together to draw outside talent and funding into central ...

Penguin obstacle races are being held as a spring break event at an aquarium in this central Japan city, and visitors who correctl ...

Iwao Hakamada, a death row inmate, has received a historical 217 million yen ($1.14 million) in government compensation for ...

A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world’s longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded US$1.44 ...

Those heading to Mount Fuji later this year will be shelling out a bit more money to climb the iconic Japanese mountain.

Springboks speedster Cheslin Kolbe was among the try scorers for Tokyo Sungoliath in a 22-17 victory over the Shizuoka ...

A Japanese court has awarded Iwao Hakamata, an 89-year-old former professional boxer, a record $1.4m (£1.08m) in compensation ...