Japan’s Emperor Naruhito expresses hope for a bright future following the coronavirus pandemic at a press conference hel...

Many Tokyoites are lured outdoors as temperatures rise to late-April levels around the Japanese capital over the weekend...

Hashimoto Seiko gets to work as new president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee.

Shimane prefecture hints at the possibility of canceling its Tokyo Olympic torch relay events due to the ongoing coronav...

A motorcyclist is arrested after slamming on brakes and stopping a truck on an expressway.

Locals in southwestern Japan begin digging up areas devastated by the 1991 eruption at Mt. Unzen as part of efforts to p...

Life-size "Hina" dolls are on display at a historic inn in Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, for the doll festiva...

Japan’s farm exports hit a record high for the eighth year in a row in 2020.

Reports of suspected child abuse cases rise in Japan in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, while the number of criminal...

Tokyo Olympic organizing committee president Mori Yoshiro apologizes for saying women talk too much, but does not intend...