A river otter captured on film on Tsushima Island could be a species the government declared extinct in 2012. It's the f...

Japan's Ministry of Defense decides to purchase land-based Aegis Ashore anti-missile systems from the U.S. to defend aga...

1,000 dancers wearing lanterns on their heads put on a legendary performance in Kumamoto Prefecture.

Japan's defense and foreign ministers meet with U.S. National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster and agree to strengthen def...

A kindly "ugume" mom-ghost gives kids the shivers at a Buddhist temple in Nagasaki.

Preparations are underway for the Imperial Couple to visit disaster-struck areas of southwest Japan.

For the first time in 40 years Tokyo has 16 consecutive rainy days in August.

Japan's foreign and defense ministers leave for Washington to talk with their American counterparts.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba will expand smartphone payments to Japanese bank account holders as early as next sprin...

Japan-US live fire drills are underway in Hokkaido, northern Japan.