Japan sees its hottest day of the season, with readings over 30 degrees from Kagoshima to Kofu.

A Japanese research team succeeds in impregnating a monkey with a transplanted uterus for the first time in the world.

Japan Airlines says it will launch a low-cost airline aiming for a bigger chunk of the budget-airfare market.

A firm in western Japan is using a new method for flash-freezing oysters to deliver the freshest frozen shellfish ever.

A maker of traditional washi craft paper is reinventing itself.

Ehime's governor rebuts the testimony of Prime Minister Abe's former secretary in connection with a cronyism scandal.

Prime Minister Abe welcomes US President Trump's announcement of his first meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ...

Japan's finance minister reiterates his claim that sexual harassment is not a crime.

In Japan, an era name is proclaimed after the ascension of a new emperor.With just a year to go until Emperor Akihito's ...

A ruling party politician sparks controversy saying he wants couples to have at least three children.