The IOC announces the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will run from July 24th to August 9th, with competitions scheduled for morning...

Maximum temperatures hit 40.7 in Tajimi, central Japan as sweltering heat continues across the country.

Japan deploys additional Self-Defense Force troops to remove rain disaster debris in hard-hit Kurashiki.

More than 260 landslides in Hiroshima Prefecture hamper recovery in the wake of the record rain disaster in western Japa...

Japan and the EU ink an economic partnership agreement.

Reporters in Tokyo tour facilities being built for the 2020 Olympics.

Scorching heat continues as a summer high pressure system covers the Japanese archipelago.

The mayor of Osaka touts his city's bid to host Expo 2025 at the UN.

Schools reopen while the search for missing people continues in rain- ravaged western Japan.

On Ocean Day, beaches remain closed in rain-hit Hiroshima Prefecture.