A giant thermometer sign appears in Kumagaya, north of Tokyo. The city is known as one of the hottest places in Japan.

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

Nearly 4,000 demonstrators in Tokyo march against racial discrimination in the wake of the death of African-American Geo...

Purchasing fresh produce directly from farmers is gaining popularity in Tokyo as the method can help avoid close human c...

Japan's Diet enacts the second supplementary budget worth a record 31.9 trillion yen to deal with the economic impact of...

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

Traditional artisans in Japan are looking for innovative ways to adapt to the new normal to ride out the pandemic.

The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee are attempting to simplify the postponed ...

Overtime pay in Japan in April decreases by more than 10 percent per capita from a year ago due to effects of the corona...

Apparel giant Fast Retailing Co. is set to open a state-of-the-art Uniqlo store in Tokyo's Harajuku district where custo...