Residents in Fukamimachi, a village isolated after the earthquake, are helped by members of Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) as they head to a rescue helicopter, in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, ...

Tokyo, May 4 (Jiji Press)--Japan is considering digitalizing applications for emergency special loans under its welfare fund program, in a bid to speedily support households struggling financially in ...

For teenage girls in Japan, buying emergency contraception remains difficult due to high costs and a lack of privacy, despite it being made available over the counter three months ago. Emergency ...

A Japanese umpire remains unconscious more than two weeks after being struck in the head by a flying bat, according to the AFP. Takuto Kawakami reportedly underwent emergency surgery after being hit ...

The Central Texas nurse who was medically evacuated from her Japan honeymoon last week is off life support and breathing on her own, family members say. She has also taken her first steps since ...

Following an earthquake and the issuing of a subsequent earthquake advisory for Hokkaido and the Sanriku coast region on Monday, preparations are underway at tourist sites and other locations in the ...

(CNN) — The Japanese government has warned of a slightly heightened risk of a megaquake in the next week after a strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the country’s northeastern coast on Monday, ...

Members of a Lower House panel focused on revising Japan’s Constitution discussed on Thursday a potential new clause to deal with national crises — with most of those favoring revision hoping the move ...

Asian buyers are scrambling for oil supplies, relying on sanctioned Russian and Iranian crude, but these buffers are running out. Wealthier nations like China and Japan are cushioned by large reserves ...

Asian countries have been buying all the oil they can get their hands on since the Strait of Hormuz shut down for business. Thanks to ample supply of seaborne crude oil, mostly consisting of ...

Sarah Danh unexpectedly suffered acute liver failure on the second day of her honeymoon Sarah Danh is being flown to Texas for further treatment after suffering acute liver failure on her honeymoon in ...