As temperatures reach record highs in Tokyo, companies display their latest keep-cool products.

Panasonic has unveiled what it's calling the world's most powerful vacuum cleaner.

A soon-to-open fireworks museum celebrates Daisen city's tradition of pyrotechnics.

Japanese prosecutors indict three men for allegedly bribing a Thailand public servant in the first use of a new plea bar...

The mercury continued to soar across the nation with Kyoto topping 38 degrees Celsius for seven days running.

Firefighters are usually dispatched to different emergency situations to protect the public. But a local fire department...

A river in Yokohama sees an outbreak of jellyfish.

A bill to legalize casino resorts in Japan is on track to become law Friday.

This month's deadly flooding and landslides in western Japan deprived people of their means of transportation.

More than 130 people are taken to hospitals for heatstroke in Tokyo as the mercury soars in the nation.