The government plans to make Emperor Akihito's abdication ritual a state event and hold a separate ceremony to commemora...

Engine trouble prompts a US Air Force F-16 fighter to dump its fuel into a lake near Misawa Air Base before returning to...

People in western Japan ring in the spring by torching grasslands to make way for new growth.

Two virtual currency associations look to unite to create an industry organization to bolster confidence in cryptocurren...

An ancient festival returns to a town in Fukushima Prefecture for the first since disaster struck nearly seven years ago...

Innovative solutions for aging infrastructure are emerging from Fukui, central Japan.

Men brave subfreezing cold at an ancient naked festival at an shrine in northern Japan seeking a good harvest and safe h...

Residents of a town in northern Japan go head to head with 8-meter-long bamboo poles in an ancient rite.

Some cancer patients in Japan are willing to work while undergoing treatment.

The government proposes reappointing Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda for a second term.