First winter yellowtail auction has mouths watering
The taste of winter arrives in Japan in the form of the first auction of winter yellowtail.
read more4 in 10 Japanese sleep less than 6 hours
Amid rising concerns about work-life balance, a new survey shows four in ten Japanese get less than six hours' sleep.
read moreTemple monk may have abused children
Authorities look into possible child abuse at a temple after reports of a monk hitting children at the temple to experie...
read morePM Shinzo Abe to highlight importance of Japan-US ties
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to highlight the importance of Japan-US ties when he meets President-elect Donald Trump...
read moreTemporary housing completed on 7-month anniversary
Seven months after earthquakes rattled southwestern Japan the last of 4,303 temporary housing units is completed.
read morePrime Minister Abe to take up TPP with Trump
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to underscore the importance of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement when he me...
read moreLast cover removed from Fukushima Daiichi
Workers remove the last cover from Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
read moreTrump victory has business upside: Kishida
Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida says a Trump administration also presents Japan with new business opportunities.
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