N. Korea refuses to commit to a date for releasing details of its reinvestigation of abductions of Japanese citizens.

Kids create a 54,000-piece domino chain to celebrate the coming of bullet train service to Japan’s northern isle Hokkaid...

The death toll from Saturday’s eruption rises to 12.

Londoners were treated to some festive fun from Japan on Saturday.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries delivers two new patrol ships to help Japan’s Coast Guard patrol the Senkaku Islands against...

Red-back widow spiders are found in Tokyo for the first time.

After more than one year without nuclear power, final preparations are underway to restart the Sendai nuclear plant in K...

The first auction of gourmet but poisonous pufferfish was held in Yamaguchi Prefecture.

The consumer electronics giant debuts its new voice-controlled television.

Murata Manufacturing's new robots don't sing, but they do dance and balance on balls.