The Japan Olympic Organizing Committee and Tokyo Metropolitan Government say they will accept 2020 volunteer application...

A craftsman in Nagasaki is creating gorgeous pens using wood sourced worldwide.

A rubella outbreak in Japan reaches a 5-year high of cases.

Experts discuss how to ease disruptions if Mt. Fuji erupts and blankets metro Tokyo in ash.

Operations at quake-hit coal power station in Hokkaido are expected to resume after late September.

Kansai International Airport's flights have been cut down to 20% a week following the damage caused by Typhoon Jebi.

A pizza vending machine is drawing crowds in Hiroshima.

Crown Prince Naruhito visits a hi-tech research center in Grenoble, France.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Vladimir Putin discuss a territorial dispute and North Korea in Vladivostok.

The battle to lead the Liberal Democratic Party kicks off with LDP Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba looking to unseat Pr...