In 1913, Tohoku became the first university in Japan to admit female students. Tohoku University was also the first in Japan to admit international students. In 2009, Tohoku was one of 13 universities ...

A rapidly intensifying low-pressure system was unleashing heavy snow and strong winds across much of Japan, stretching from northern to western regions, with central Tokyo expected to see up to 1 ...

A monument was erected at the municipal office of Minamisanriku, a town in Miyagi Prefecture ... 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and the subsequent tsunami, including by calling on residents ...

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A three-judge panel in Naha District Court on Thursday convicted Akino Miyagi, 46, of Higashi village, of offenses against six sections of Japanese law, including the Road Traffic, Public Offices ...

U.S. President Donald Trump complained Thursday that his country's decades-old security treaty with Japan is nonreciprocal, as he steps up pressure on allies to increase defense spending and buy more ...

The third installment, which marked Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita's last on-screen collaboration as Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Miyagi respectively, was a flawed threequel that attempted to recreate the ...

Japanese animated film "Ordinary Life" (Futsu no Seikatsu) won the runner-up jury prize in the short film category on Saturday at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival. Directed by Yoriko ...

Miyagi Prefecture has reached the most serious stage in some indicators concerning the spread of the novel coronavirus, but the central government is reluctant to apply stricter measures to ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued an advisory ... Akira Wakimoto, a crisis management official in Tome, Miyagi prefecture, said he was in his apartment when the quake struck, and felt his ...