Record rains in northernmost Hokkaido keep an evacuation order in place for Wakkanai residents.

A yakuza boss is harassed by a rival faction's autograph-seekers in Kobe, western Japan.

Tokyo's famous Yamanote line is getting its first new station in almost 50 years.

An outbreak of measles centering on Kansai International Airport is worrying people in Japan.

A cargo ship at anchor at a pier in Fukuoka catches fire.

Japan's Prince Hisahito, third in line to the Chrysanthemum throne, celebrates his 10th birthday.