Princess Kako takes in an exhibit of Japanese calligraphy works by female calligraphers on display at a department store...

Police send papers to prosecutors on a man who set off fireworks at the Shibuya Scramble Crossing in central Tokyo in No...

A sun pillar appears in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido as temperatures drop to around 30 degrees below zero...

A fire twirling festival takes place in Akita Prefecture, northern Japan, to wish for safety and good health in the comi...

Toyoda Shoichiro, honorary chairman of Toyota Motor who turned the Japanese company into a global carmaker, dies of hear...

The topographic features of the Godzilla Megamullion, a gigantic seabed formation located about 600 kilometers southeast...

The Japanese government nominates Ueda Kazuo as the next governor of the Bank of Japan.

A giant panda at Wakayama Adventure World gets a Valentine's Day treat.

Japan's Princess Kako meets with youth from around the world.

The Japan Coast Guard gets a 1,500-ton-class patrol ship.