The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will extend the maximum tenure of its president to three terms over nine years, open...

This fall's coldest weather is bringing gorgeous scenery to the Japanese archipelago.

Police in Japan arrest a taxi driver for leaving a drunk rider in the street to die.

Retail giant Aeon is looking to get consumers into the spirit of spending by trying to transplant the U.S. shopping cust...

Tokyo's trendy Shibuya district is getting a facelift.

Two US Marine Corps' Osprey aircraft fly to a Japan Self-Defense Force base east of Tokyo where their noise levels are m...

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit a special exhibition in Kyoto commemorating 150 years since the death of promi...

People in Sapporo dig out from their first snow accumulation of the season.

Developers in a town near Osaka are pioneering a new kind of "health condo" focused on the wellbeing of its inhabitants.

Skiers flock to enjoy Japan's first open outdoor slopes.