A metal pipe falls from the roof of a building in western Japan and strikes a man walking on the street below, killing h...

Kintetsu Railway has a new limited express train, scheduled to run between Nagoya and Osaka in western Japan starting ne...

Online giant Yahoo Japan and messaging app Line announce a merger of the two companies and hope to compete with US IT gi...

Robotic versions of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic mascots Miraitowa and Someity entertain students at a Tokyo el...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend the second Grand Banquet, Daikyo-no-gi, marking the end of the Daijosai rite ...

Former Princess Ayako gives birth to a son, her first child and the first grandchild of Princess of Hisako.

Hakone's Owaku Valley, a popular tourist destination, reopens after being closed for 6 months due to volcanic activity.

A strong winter cold front dumps heavy snow in parts of Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, with more forecasted fo...

A Japanese space-tech startup aims to build houses in outer space by using technology inspired by the traditional paper-...

Tenryou Shuzou sake brewery in Gero, Gifu Prefecture announces its new sake with a yearly event - hanging a cedar ball.