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.

Japan sends a Self-Defense Force aircraft to quake-hit Turkey.

A Chinese navy survey ship enters Japan's territorial waters for the first time this year.

Hundreds of competitors enjoy the first snow ball battle in three years in northern Japan.

Bank of Japan's next possible governor Ueda Kazuo thinks the Bank's current monetary easing policies are "appropriate" a...