The UN adopts a resolution on North Korea's human rights violations, including the kidnapping of Japanese nationals.

A Kyoto University team reengineers iPS stem cells to become cancer-attacking immune cells.

Don Mattingly, Mitch Hanigar and Kenta Maeda offer flowers at Hiroshima Peace Park on behalf of Major League Baseball, s...

Japan's Ground Self-Defense Forces investigate yesterday's incident of a stray mortar damaging a parked car's window out...

People in Tokyo toast the start of sales of this year's crop of Beaujolais Nouveau wine.

Nippon TV's popular weather character Sorajiro joins a campaign to promote the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Tokyo's famous Shibuya youth hub is getting a makeover, with a 47-floor skyscraper to offer 360 degree views.

Japanese shipping firm NYK shows off a concept for its fuel-cell powered, zero-CO2 Super Eco Ship 2050.

The Fukuoka Hilton refuses to accommodate the Cuban ambassador to Japan.

A car damages a water pipe, disrupting supplies but creating a rainbow in Fukushima Prefecture.