A Japanese lawmaker says Myanmar's military leader told him that he will release a Japanese detainee shortly.

A traditional mountain bonfire ritual takes place in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto on a full scale for the first...

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio enjoys his summer vacation.

The ecosystem is continuing to change and expand on Nishinoshima Island that emerged in 2013.

Japan's 59-year-old astronaut Wakata Koichi says that space exploration is a form of "crisis management" so human specie...

People in Tokyo get an experience of what it's like to play visually impaired rugby.

Comic Market, one of the world's largest self-published comic and magazine fan conventions, takes place for the first ti...

The National War Memorial Ceremony to honor those who passed away during World War II, was held on the 77th anniversary ...

The reshuffled Cabinet of Prime Minister Kishida Fumio includes at least six members with ties to the Unification Church...

A fashion show in Nagasaki features folded paper cranes as participants express hope for peace on the 77th anniversary o...