The Tokyo metropolitan government is considering building an airfield in the remote Ogasawara chain of islands.

Faced with increasing imports of U.S. beef, Japan is expected to raise tariff from August.

An explosion occurs at a chemical plant in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, causing a fire and injuring four workers.

A high-speed passenger boat connecting Kansai and Kobe airports crashes into a guide light, injuring 15.

A display of big bling gold items that are teem with playfulness and test the bounds of the imagination.

An explosion at a fireworks plant injures two people in Kagawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

Good news is here for overseas fans of the Yomiuri Giants. The popular baseball team's games can now be viewed abroad on...

Harvesting of Japan's jumbo watermelons gets into full swing in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan.

Survivors, bereaved families and others mark one year since a brutal attack targeting the mentally disabled left 19 dead...

Princess Kako attends an equestrian competition in Shizuoka Prefecture.