Influenza case counts in Japan in the week until Sunday were more than double the figure from the previous week.

SENDAI—Yoshihiro Murai defeated four challengers and overcame a campaign of misinformation and anti-foreigner sentiment to ...

Our host Julian begins his journey to experience the wilderness and wonder of Japans breathtaking Tohoku region. In this ...

A park featuring the Pokemon character "Lapras" opened in the town of Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on October 31. Lapras is a ...

A strong earthquake struck Friday off the coast of northeastern Japan, triggering small tsunami waves in the same region hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami last year. The Japan Meteorological ...

Bear attacks are spiking in Japan, with a record 13 deaths this fiscal year alone. Hunters in Akita Prefecture are now ...

Murai had the backing of prefectural assembly members of the Liberal Democratic Party, Japan Innovation Party and Komeito.

Fresh off winning a sixth term, Miyagi Governor Yoshihiro Murai is eager to establish an organization to “fact-check” information after being the target of a misinformation campaign.

Miyagi Prefectural Police have arrested two men on suspicion of abandoning the body of their male roommate on a beach in Yamamoto town earlier this year. Police identified the suspects as Yoshio Sato, ...

The floor starts to sway. The windows rattle. Your heartbeat quickens. They're the telltale signs of an earthquake, and here in northeastern Japan we felt them as recently as last month, when a ...