An Oriental Air Bridge airplane makes an emergency landing at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan following a smoke a...

The Yoro waterfalls open for the sightseeing season in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, with a ceremony held in full scop...

The climbing season for Mt. Fuji begins on July 1, with climbers making the ascent before dawn.

Second-generation atomic-bomb survivor Yamamoto Midori takes over her late mother's recently found mission of handing do...

Crown Prince Fumihito, Crown Princess Kiko, and Prince Hisahito attend a concert of singer Sada Masashi in secret.

The National Institute of Technology and Evaluation warns that lithium-ion battery fires are happening more often.

Toyota-backed startup Joby Aviation gets the green light to begin test flights of its air taxi prototype.

The president of the tour operator says he "did not recognize" issues of a hatch that caused a fatal sightseeing boat ac...

A sushi conveyor belt with a touch of Japan's Kawaii culture opens in New York.

A member of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force goes temporarily missing with an automatic rifle during a training ex...