In an updated evacuation plan, officials ask residents to evacuate on foot if Mt. Fuji erupts.

The Japan Coast Guard appoints the first female captain to patrol vessel Sagami.

The Japanese government chooses 139 special tours to attract foreign tourists.

Lucky railfans get a rare chance to ride aboard the Shinkansen bullet train test engine “Doctor Yellow”.

The symbol of Japan-US friendship is now in full bloom in Washington DC.

The SL Ginga, a steam-hauled “joyful train” which operates in Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan, will be retired fr...

Japan Post tests country's first out-of-sight drone flights over residential areas.

A student dresses up as President Zelenskyy for a university graduation ceremony.

A surveillance camera captures a man breaking into a vegetable shop in Tokyo.

Japan will start accepting online applications to renew passports.