The former Yamaguchi Prefectural Assembly building, which conveys the spirit of the Taisho era (1912-1926), is seen in the ...

Architects, engineers and urban planners have long sought to disaster-proof Japan’s buildings through ancient wisdom, modern innovation and ever-evolving regulations.

TOKYO — Tiffany & Co. is going big in Japan, as it opens its largest store in Asia on Friday. Located in the ritzy Ginza ...

OSAKA, Japan >> Through various collaborative efforts, traditional Japanese crafts such as washi (Japanese paper), textiles ...

Japan has spent decades making its buildings more resilient to earthquakes. Similar changes could be difficult for the US to implement.

Authorities have evacuated dozens of people from remote islands in southern Japan that have been shaken by over 1,700 tremors in recent weeks.

Horrified commuters thrown around train, child rescued from collapsed building as 7.4-magnitude earthquake kills 7, injures 700 in Taiwan ...

Japan endured another day of a searing heatwave on Monday, with temperatures soaring to the highest this year in Tokyo and ...

Japan's real wages fell 2.9 percent in May from a year earlier, marking the fifth consecutive monthly decline and the ...

Workers for Japan's Grand Sumo Tournament are making the ring at a newly built facility in Nagoya City, central Japan.

Plans to demolish a historic baseball stadium where Babe Ruth played and an adjacent rugby venue are at the heart of a ...