Fifty years ago on Oct. 13, 1973, our Blessed Mother appeared to Sister Agnes Sasagawa in a convent in Akita, Japan. It is no coincidence that the original apparition happened on the Oct. 13 Fatima ...

Local authorities killed a bear that mauled a supermarket employee in Japan after the bruin emerged from the store following a three-day standoff. On Saturday, a 47-year-old Itoku worker in Akita was ...

Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are prompting young women... Rigid gender roles are prompting women to leave ...

In Akita, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 13, 1973 — the anniversary of Fatima’s Miracle of the Sun — Our Blessed Mother gave a dire warning for the world. In part, she said: My dear daughter, listen well to ...

AKITA, Japan (Reuters) - On a recent weekday morning, a group of men in their 70s and 80s gathered for baseball practice just down the road from a junior high school where students were arriving to ...

Japan is one of the world's top travel destinations -- and for good reason. Whether it's your first or 50th time visiting Japan, you will likely find yourself experiencing something new in one of the ...

The Ministry of Industry and Trade announced on Tuesday that Japanese Industry Minister Ken Saito would visit Akita, in northern Japan, on Saturday to meet with officials from the industry and the ...

Members of a university kanto club perform in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Tradition and religion dictate that only men are allowed to be sashite or pole carriers. Anthony Kuhn is NPR's correspondent ...