Cashless payment is accepted for the first time at post offices in Japan, starting with 65 branches. Japan Post plans to...

The Michelin Guide awards its coveted 3-star rating to a Japanese chef in France for the first time.

The entrance exam season has arrived in Japan and some students are seeking help from the god of wisdom at a shrine in c...

Temple goers stand under 6-meter waterfalls as part of winter austerities in central Japan.

Japan won the bid to host the 1940 Summer Olympics, but war cancelled the games and dreams of Olympic hopefuls including...

A conveyor belt sushi shop targeting foreigners opens in Tokyo.

A 120 cm "living fossil" frilled shark is captured off the coast of Wakayama Prefecture in Japan, but dies in captivity ...

Some of Japan's new adults celebrate their coming of age this year with bungee jumping in Ibaraki Prefecture, north of T...

Men dressed as demons scare children in northeastern Japan to discourage them from being lazy.

Bladesmiths in central Japan show visitors the traditional method for making Japanese swords.