Two outbreaks of virulent avian flu in northern Japan force local governments to kill birds to stop the virus from sprea...

Japan's ruling coalition decides to extend the extra Diet session for two weeks.

The price tag for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster is expected to top 20 trillion yen (179 billion dollars), nearl...

A firestorm of criticism over a skating rink freezing fish into its ice leads the operator to shut down the facility tem...

Tokyo and Olympic organizers held a debriefing to help the metropolis take lessons from the Rio to help make the 2020 To...

A United Airlines jet is forced to make an unscheduled landing at Narita Airport due to an unruly American passenger.

You better watch out! Santa Trump has come to town, roosting on a roof in western Japan in an annual Christmas parody.

A team of experts meets for the first time to rethink Tokyo's brand in the run-up to the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.

A few major retailers in Japan hold Black Friday sales, taking a page out of the playbook of US stores in an attempt to ...

Shikotan Island, a territory both Japan and Russia claim, faces difficult economic times. Russian President Vladimir Put...