Global populations are aging at an unprecedented rate. By 2050, the number of people aged 60 and older is projected to more than double to 2.1 billion, driven by falling fertility rates and rising ...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A Japanese high court on Thursday overturned a lower court ruling that had revoked government approval for ...

Tsunami Warnings in Russia, Japan, Hawaii, Alaska, California Highlight Updates: Evacuations are currently taking place in ...

Japan will switch to a revamped weather warning system Thursday, ahead of the country's rainy and typhoon seasons. The Japan Meteorological Agency and the land ministry will introduce the improved ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for May 26 to test your news knowledge. Ready ...

Junko Tabei (1939-2016) is remembered not only as the first woman to summit Mt Everest in 1975, but also as an irreplaceable lifelong friend of Nepal. It was 1975, the International Women’s Year. And ...

Almost 12 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, 2,523 people remain missing, the National Police Agency reported.

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck the Kanto region around 3:08 p.m. on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

While locals and visitors enjoy Huatulco's beaches, directly in front of them out to sea Mexican and Japanese scientists are conducting high-tech studies to gauge the earthquake and tsunami risks of ...

While the SHANTI Act clears the way for private participation in India’s civilian nuclear energy sector, critics have flagged ...

BMKG recorded several areas in West Java, including Sukabumi and Tasikmalaya, being shaken by shallow earthquakes this week.

The "super pig" population exploded after domesticated hogs interbred with feral wild boars in areas close to the nuclear ...