Japan’s midsummer vacation - known as "obon" - is underway, with millions of people heading either back to their hom...

 Even back-to-back typhoons couldn’t keep people off the streets in western Japan.The traditional Awa Odori dance fe...

August is a time when many children head to the beach. But a group of kids in Japan are using their summer vacation ...

 Families of the victims of the deadliest single-aircraft accident in history visited the crash site today.On August...

 Japan is a hi-tech paradise, but in some parts of the country they still follow ancient ways.Locals in western Japa...

 A pair of panda twins turned four today at a zoo in western Japan.Workers treated Kaihin and Youhin to a special bi...

 Japan and North Korea’s foreign ministers held a rare meeting in Myanmar over the weekend. Japan’s Fumio Kishida an...

 Locals in western Japan are cooling down with the world’s longest noodle run.Nagashi-somen is a way to eat cold som...

 People in Japan are cleaning up after Typhoon Halong brought death and destruction to the country over the weekend....

Residents in a region known for the quality of its spring water oppose the government's plan to build a disposal fac...