Visiting Tokyo, Chile's president donates cell phones to be recycled into medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Cold temperatures are causing fish to die on Japan's southwest coast.

Cryptocurrency traders file suit against theft-hit exchange Coincheck.

Late Japanese war correspondent Mika Yamamoto's niece receives an award for an essay on the importance of life that refl...

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.

An unidentified man grabs a bag containing $37,000 (4 mil. yen) from a souvenir store clerk at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.