I traveled the world as a flight attendant. I wanted a quieter life — now I run a bakery in rural Japan.

Rei Onoda bought a $50,000 abandoned home in rural Japan while pregnant — she and her husband quit their jobs.

Major earthquake off Japan's north coast prompts tsunami alert

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off Japan's northern coast, prompting a temporary tsunami alert across the region.

Japan’s prime minister launches a panel to review her country’s defense policies as threats escalate

Japan’s prime minister has inaugurated a panel tasked with reviewing her country’s security and defense policies as tensions with China, North Korea and Russia escalate in the region.

Japan zoo staffer allegedly dumps wife's body inside incinerator

The zoo has had to delay its reopening after a maintenance break, as police investigate the staff members claim.

New Zealand officials reject ‘comfort women’ statue after objections from Japan

Statue recognising Japan’s sexual slavery of up to 200,000 women in second world war will no longer be erected in Auckland

Japan deploys hundreds of firefighters as wildfires rage in north

By Kentaro Okasaka OTSUCHI, Japan, April 26 (Reuters) - Japan has deployed 1,400 firefighters and dozens of Self-Defense Force personnel to battle mountain blazes that have been raging in the north for five days and threaten to reach homes in the picturesque coastal town of Otsuchi,

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake shakes northern Japan

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook part of northern Japan early Monday, but no damage or casualties have been reported.