Osaka Temmangu Shrine streams online a usually private Shinto ceremony that is part of the annual Tenjin Festival, as ot...

Universal Studios Japan opens its door to visitors from across the country but is asking Tokyoites to consider their tri...

The Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park opens after a two-and-a-half-month delay due to the novel coronavirus pandemic....

Japan's household spending has continued to fall amid the coronavirus pandemic. But "nest spending" is a silver lining f...

Japan mandates businesses to charge customers for plastic shopping bags as part of efforts to tackle plastic waste. Stor...

Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea reopen after a four-month hiatus to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

A record number of workers with mental illnesses such as depression apply for workers' compensation in Japan in fiscal 2...

Starbucks will open its first sign language store in Japan on Saturday.

A hospital that operates Japan's only baby hatch where mothers can place their unwanted babies anonymously starts taking...

Toyota Motor and three major Japanese banks invest in a new fund for space development aimed at nurturing domestic start...