A new model of the Shinkansen bullet train goes into service between Tokyo and Hakata. The N700S is the first fully remo...

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

Visitors gather in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan to get a glimpse of a special flower. The "queen of the night" is cac...

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

Plastic bags with novels printed on them are offered at convenient stores in an attempt to keep them from becoming waste...

People flock to Tokyo's Ueno Zoo that reopened after closing for about four months due to the novel coronavirus pandemic...

A pair of Japanese sparrow hawks have built a nest in a Tokyo school ground tree as classes were suspended due to the co...

A high-end watermelon in Hokkaido fetches 100,000 yen (931 dollars) apiece in the season's first auction.

Shuri Castle in Okinawa reopens with what remains after a fire in October burned down its main structures. The main shri...

Businesses like game arcades and karaoke rooms reopen in Tokyo as the capital eases restrictions on economic activities ...