The government is boosting measures to fight sexual harassment.

Machines that can pack meat, frost cakes and make elaborate candy designs could help ease Japan's shortage of food indus...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he hopes the Trump-Kim summit will be a step toward resolving the North's nuclea...

The Ueno Zoo's giant panda cub Shan Shan turns one year old.

Japan's biggest business group Keidanren says a plan to lift the number of foreign workers will also give a needed boost...

Families of Japanese abducted by North Korea appeal for a resolution to the issue at the Trump-Kim summit.

The Imperial Couple pays respects at a cenotaph for tsunami victims in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture.

An aquarium in southwest Japan attaches a camera to a sunfish to reveal the mystery of its 'napping' behavior.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he's willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Nagoya Castle's Honmaru Palace reopens to the public after almost 10 years of reconstruction.