Tokyo beefs up security ahead of Trumps' visit
Tokyo is enhancing security in central stations and infrastructure facilities.
read moreMore than 30,000 drivers in Japan could have dementia
More than 30,000 drivers in Japan are suspected to have dementia.
read moreShining terraced rice-fields
Terraced rice-fields are illuminated 90 kilometers south of Tokyo.
read moreAbe reelected prime minister
Japan's Shinzo Abe was reelected prime minister by a special Diet session on Wednesday.
read moreCustoms introducing metal detectors as gold smuggling rises
As gold smuggling rises, Japan customs will introduce metal detectors nationwide to scan people arriving from overseas.
read moreSpecial police force mobilized for Trump visit
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police launch a special police force ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit Nov. 5th.
read moreOpposition Democrats pick Otsuka to lead
Japan's defeated opposition Democratic Party selects Kohei Otsuka as its new leader.
read moreDanger zone cut for Shinmoedake volcano
Authorities shrink the danger zone for Shinmoedake volcano in southwest Japan after it erupted for the first time in six...
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