A shortage of saury, a popular autumn treat, is disappointing fishermen, fans of the fish and putting popular festivals ...

Japan welcomes the sanctions resolution unanimously passed by the UN Security Council against North Korea.

Emperor Akihito's granddaughter Princess Kako departs Tokyo to study abroad at the University of Leeds in the UK.

Ueno Zoo releases footage to coincide with Tokyo's newest celebrity giant panda cub turning three months old.

Darth Vadar and director Rian Johnson promote the new Star Wars film at a revered Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan.

A Japanese parliament member says a top North Korean official told him the North would continue to raise the level of it...

Police in Japan arrest a man for smuggling four rare Lesser Slow Loris monkeys in a corset.