A new "wind phone" has been installed in Oak Island to help people cope with grief. The phone, which is not connected to any ...

Toyota is, in our view, in excellent financial shape, and we believe its balance sheet is one of the strongest in the auto sector. The company has a small debt load and substantial cash holdings.

SHI SHI BEACH, Olympic National Park — Celebrated beachcomber John Anderson slowly tilts forward while gulping mouthfuls of ...

Japan faced a massive earthquake, a huge tsunami, and a nuclear meltdown. All things considered, they fared pretty well. Why?

This photo shows a spread of the picture book "Kudamono" (written by Kazuko Hirayama and published by Fukuinkan Shoten Publishers Inc.), for which Bookstart Japan obtained permission from the ...

Events were held around Japan on March 11 to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, as attendees marked the exact time at 2:46 p.m. when the magnitude-9.0 ...

This new book by Hongō Kazuto covers all the major, classical developments you might expect to find in a conventional history of religion in Japan, from the age of myth in the ancient texts to ...

TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity fell at the fastest pace in 10 months on sluggish demand, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, with business confidence hitting a more than ...

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people ... don’t wait for an official tsunami evacuation. Head to high ground. You can check your portable ...

The resulting tsunami struck nations in the Indian Ocean ... the column provides useful perspectives on and insights into contemporary Japan and its culture.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Southeast Asia's only nuclear power plant, completed four decades ago in Bataan, about 40 miles ...