Wednesday was the coldest day of the season in Japan, with snow falling over wide areas.

Police probe the crew of a North Korean fishing boat on suspicion they stole appliances from a hut on an uninhabited isl...

12 happy sea turtles get a big year-end cleaning in western Japan.

A winter cold front brings western Japan the first snow of the season.

Japan may mark the enthronement of Crown Prince Naruhito with a 10-day holiday.

The rising sun takes on the appearance of a daruma good luck doll off the coast of western Japan.

Three apparent North Korean bodies wash ashore in northern Japan.

Ex-sumo grand champion Harumafuji could face charges this week for hitting a junior wrestler.

Nippon TV obtains a draft of a government plan that would ease education costs for deserving university students and mak...

Scantily clad men pound rice in an ancient ritual in northern Japan to curry favor with the gods to secure a bountiful h...