Japan's convenience stores are testing a self-serve cash register that adds up purchases in one quick transaction.

A French cuisine contest using Japanese ingredients is held in Paris.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bestows Shogi champion Yoshiharu Habu and Go master Yuta Iyama with People's Honor Awards.

200 passengers are stuck on trains overnight due to heavy snow in Hokkaido.

Penguins stroll in Valentine's Day attire at a bird park in western Japan.