Authorities raise the volcano alert from 1 to 2 at Mt. Kirishima in southwest Japan.

Google and Line launch updated AI speakers.

The price of beer in Japan is going up.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics triathlon venue is found tainted with E. coli bacteria.

The boss of a firm that employed girls under 15 as companions for hotel parties is arrested in Sapporo, northern Japan.

Takashimaya Department Store opens a robot section in central Tokyo.

Japan's nuclear watchdog approves the safety review of Tepco's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear reactors 6 and 7, bringing the...

Japanese contributors to the Nobel-winning discovery of gravitational waves tell Nippon TV of their delight.

Pollen allergy sufferers are warned of more pollen next spring.

Japan has a new party, but a divided opposition may hand the ruling LDP a win in the upcoming election.