Hokkaido in the north and central inland areas of Honshu had their first frost of the season this morning.

Two of Japan's biggest conveyor-belt sushi chains, Sushiro and Genki Sushi, are merging.

Japan's Meteorological Agency says the Japan Current, which normally flows along the south coast, is meandering offshore...

Some 700,000 Japanese could have a gambling addiction, says a new survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

A 'castle in the sky' is seen for the first time this season in central Japan.

6 years since the Fukushima disaster, Japan is at a nuclear crossroads. Tokyo Electric, which is responsible for the acc...

Japan finds 114 shops nationwide in its first survey into so-called J-K businesses that profit off the sex appeal of hig...

Politicking is underway after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called a snap election.

Struggling Toshiba announces the sale of its memory chip division to a Bain Capital-led group with investors from Japan,...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolves Japan's Lower House of Parliament, kicking off the de facto election campaign ahead ...