Unseasonably chilly weather strikes Tokyo after nearly a week of summer-like temperatures during the extended Golden Wee...

The nation's measles outbreak reaches 119 confirmed cases.

A crowd of people watch a phantom waterfall appear out of nowhere and right on schedule in Nagano Prefecture.

In a sign of improving ties, China will offer Japan a pair of sought-after crested ibises.

The Japan Meteorological Agency declares the rainy season's arrival in the southwest Amami islands.

A ruling holding a school liable for the deaths of 23 children in Japan's 2011 tsunami may be appealed to the supreme co...

Horseback riders challenge a steep slope at a shrine in central Japan. Called Age Uma, the ritual signals luck in this y...