Nijo Castle is illuminated and opened to the public in the fall for the first time to commemorate a watershed historical...

Temperatures plunge as unseasonably warm weather gives way to a cold spell.

A rare black fox is captured on video in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

The fourth satellite for the Japanese version of a global positioning system was launched this week. The new GPS will no...

Cosplay fans are using historic buildings as backdrops in northern Japan.

US President Donald Trump will reportedly meet the parents of a Japanese woman abducted by North Korea.

A volcano in southwestern Japan, which erupted Wednesday for the first time in about six years, emits bigger plume.

A study-coupon project financed by crowdfunding is launched in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward to help needy junior high school stu...

Leaves turn autumn colors on Mt. Chausu in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange removes troubled Toshiba from its investor watchlist.