Powerful typhoon Cimaron leaves a trail of destruction including flooding and landslides in western Japan.

Japan's Coast Guard ejects a North Korean fishing boat operating illegally in the Sea of Japan.

A mushroom manufacturer in central Japan has succeeded for the first time in Japan to artificially cultivate bamboo fung...

Misa Matsushima, 26, becomes Japan's first woman fighter pilot.

Emperor Hirohito's anguish over his wartime responsibility has come to light in his chamberlain's diary.

Record highs topping 40 degrees are set for the first time in Niigata along the Sea of Japan.

Powerful typhoon Cimaron is feared to devastate western Japan.

Freshwater diving is booming at clear Lake Motosu near Mt. Fuji. One man is helping to drive the trend.

Weather officials warn people to prepare for Thursday's landfall of powerful typhoon Cimaron in western Japan.

Emperor and Empress visit Karuizawa, a summer resort north of Tokyo, where they met for the first time 61 years ago.