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.

A fire in central Tokyo jumps to the roof of a train after a policeman engages the train's emergency brake.

A revised US resolution draft to bring sanctions against North Korea obtained by Nippon TV does not include a complete b...

Matsutake season is off to a strong start with the autumn delicacy selling for almost $650 per kilogram and a bumper cro...

A US military report concludes that pilot error caused the Osprey transport aircraft crash landing off Okinawa Prefectur...