Foreign Minister Taro Kono and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed on the need for concrete actions toward denuclea...

Japan's government green lights an embryonic stem cell treatment for clinical trials on human beings, a first for the co...

The families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korean operatives about 40 years ago head to the US, hoping Preside...

Wakasa Station in Tottori Prefecture, southwestern Japan, puts a pink steam locomotive on display for the recently insta...

A small temple in western Japan is becoming an Instagram phenomenon.

Japan's Finance Ministry apologizes for sexual harassment against a female reporter and reprimands the ex vice minister.

High in Japan's Central Alps, people celebrate the opening of the mountains with prayers and fanfare.

Conventional sushi is topped with raw fish. But rice topped with meat is leading a new generation of sushi culture in Ja...

New images of the meltdown hit Fukushima no.2 reactor indicate at least two holes through which fuel leaked out.

A record number of minors fell victim to crimes through social media in 2017.