Empress Masako turns 59 and says she is moved that she has spent half her life in the imperial family.

Aeon Retail unveils "ehomaki" lucky sushi rolls that it plans to sell ahead of the early February start of spring in Jap...

Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force clean up Wakayama Castle in western Japan.

In a video message played at the 18th Annual Tokyo - Beijing Forum, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says Japan shouldn’...

Finland’s Santa Claus Foundation "certified Santa Claus" arrives at Narita Airport from Finland for first time in three ...

Wang Dan, a student leader during the Tiananmen Square protests, holds a press conference in Tokyo to talk about the rec...

Japan's World Cup stars return home.

All Nippon Airways will start recruiting for new-graduate cabin crew after a freeze of four years.

A government's survey reveals that around 77% of the respondents are aware of natural disasters.

Kimura Kyoko, the mother of reality show "Terrace House" star Kimura Hana, sues Fuji Television and others for compensat...