Japan is set to designate Japanese calligraphy and traditional sake brewing as the country's registered intangible cultu...

A ninja contest takes place in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, with 84 people competing in the techniques of ancient Japanese ma...

The giant panda twins born at Ueno zoo in June finally got names – the boy is Xiao Xiao and the girl Lei Lei.

A sea of clouds envelops a town in Kumaomto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

The Takashimaya department store begins a project to recycle clothes by collecting used ones, manufacturing new outfits ...

A sea of clouds at Takeda Castle enchants visitors.

Police find out that dog pee caused a traffic light pole in central Japan to collapse.

Nippon TV gets to go inside the eye of Typhoon Mindulle.

A marten from the wild "visits" a hair salon in northern Japan to the surprise of the store owner and customers.

Cheetah cubs born at Chiba Zoological Park in June are shown to the public at the facility east of Tokyo.