Prime Minister Kishida Fumio pledges to lead the Group of Seven's solidarity with Ukraine as Japan holds the G7 presiden...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito turns 63 and greets visitors from the general public at the Imperial Palace.

A large-scale grass burning event takes place at Akiyoshidai plateau in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, to promote ...

Bald men gather in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, for an annual competition to celebrate their hairlessness.

Staff at Koka city hall in the western Japanese prefecture of Shiga dress up as ninja.

A worker at a recyclable garbage collection facility in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido find 10 m...

A bamboo fighting festival takes place in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, for the first time in four years.

Japan Airlines develops a special service that uses a high-tech 3D sensor to detect crowds... in saunas.

Starbucks Coffee Japan introduces reusable resin cups in around 100 stores.

Around 80,000 plum trees woo visitors in Wakayama Prefecture.