Nagano Prefectural Police have arrested a 35-year-old unemployed man from Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture, on suspicion of abandoning the body of his mother in the mountains of Anan, Nagano ...

NAGANO (TR) – Nagano Prefectural Police have arrested a 35-year-old man from Miyazaki Prefecture for allegedly dumping the body of an elderly woman in a mountainous area. According to police, the body ...

The deployment of long-range standoff missiles, capable of being launched from outside an enemy’s range, for the first time within Japan means the nation’s “counterstrike capabilities” proclaimed by ...

Japan’s defence ministry said on Tuesday that long-range missiles with counterstrike capabilities have been brought into service at two Ground Self-Defence Force bases in the country. The deployment ...

This photo taken on March 17, 2026, shows a launcher for an upgraded Type 12 land-to-ship guided missile on display at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Kengun in Kumamoto Prefecture. (Kyodo) TOKYO ...

Born in 1941 in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from Gakushuin University in 1963 with a degree in Political Science and Economics, Hayao Miyazaki joined Toei Animation Company as an animator. He ...

A car driven by investigative authorities enters a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force base in Ebino, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 29, 2026, in connection with an officer's alleged ...

MIYAZAKI — Someiyoshino cherry blossoms have begun blooming in Miyazaki City, one day later than the average year and on par with last year, the Miyazaki Local Meteorological Office announced Tuesday.

A senior Japanese official and the country’s military have expressed regret after a serving officer was arrested on suspicion of trespassing at the Chinese embassy in Tokyo. Tokyo police have ...