The autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Urashima is seen in this photo provided by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). The Mainichi answers some questions readers may ...

After three decades of falling prices, Japanese consumers are facing a new phenomenon known in other parts of the world as shrinkflation. To cope, they’re turning to grassroots websites that track how ...

Far beneath the waves, down in the depths of the Japan Trench — seven kilometres below sea level — lie hidden clues about some of the most powerful earthquakes and tsunamis on Earth. From September to ...

Scientists embarked on a deep-sea drilling expedition off Japan to study the fault responsible for the devastating 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The expedition aims to understand the fault's ...

Expedition 405 drilled into Japan Trench fault, site of 2011 quake, collecting cores and data to learn how massive earthquakes and tsunamis are triggered. Far beneath the Pacific Ocean, inside the ...

Japan scrambled fighter jets Tuesday after a Russian surveillance plane deemed to pose a "risk of airspace violation," Japan's defense ministry said. Japan, which hosts over 52,000 American troops ...

Japan’s 10-year yield surged to 1.59%, the highest since 2008, after weak bond demand and political turmoil. Rising yields in the world’s most indebted nation ...

An AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar antenna being hoisted into position at Lockheed Martin's Production Test Center in Moorestown, New Jersey. (Lockheed Martin) Lockheed Martin has delivered a AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar ...

Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT recently delivered the first Aegis System Equipped Vessel (“ASEV”) shipset, containing four AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar antennas, to the Japan Ministry of Defense (“JMOD”). The JMOD ...

Go off the tourist track and into the heart of Japan. Jessica Kozuka is a Japan-based freelance writer with nearly 20 years of experience. Her work has appeared in publications such as Wine Spectator, ...