November 11th is spotted eel day in Japan. People say the eels coming out of the sand resemble the 1's in the date 11/11...

Japan's Maritime Self Defense Force members rescue a Chinese passenger by helicopter.

Hundreds of thousands of people flock to Torinoichi fair in downtown Tokyo on Rooster's Day.

Japan's Upper House begins deliberations on TPP bills.

The Justice Ministry announces the execution of a double murderer.

A white paper says Japan had a post-WW2 record low number of crimes in 2015.

Nippon TV visits recently formed volcanic island Nishinoshima with Japan Coast Guard's surveying team.

A Japanese journalist detained in Iraq says he has no links to the Islamic State.

An escaped ostrich evades police before being captured on a highway outside Tokyo.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump agree to a tete-a-tete next Thursday in New York...