Ahead of the July sumo tourney, craft-makers are busy creating banners for the wrestlers.

The waters of Tokyo Bay have turned bluish white, alarming people near Japan's capital.

Visitors flock to Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on the first weekend since a panda baby was born.

Japan's latest luxury train leaves Osaka for an overnight western journey amid fanfare.

Individuals involved in investigating the collision between a US destroyer and a container ship tell Nippon TV the USS F...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledges shortfalls in Diet deliberations and pledges to regain trust as his appr...

Negotiators from Japan and the European Union kick off trade talk in Tokyo that might make cheese cheaper in Japan and J...

A doll maker in western Japan is helping to ease the loss of loved ones with dolls of the dearly departed.

The Mayor of Hiroshima appealed for eliminating nuclear arms as a UN conference begins in New York.

Babies can avoid egg allergies later in life by starting to eat eggs gradually from the age of six months, according to...