Japan will work on strengthening its semiconductor industry, with the government providing subsidies toward a partnershi...

Tokyo's Roppongi Hills area is adorned with winter illuminations, with the lighting ceremony held for the first time in ...

All Nippon Airways is selling slippers made by recycling airplane seat covers.

Former New York Yankees outfielder Matsui Hideki takes part in an event in New York commemorating 150 years since baseba...

Japan's justice minister Hanashi Yasuhiro is under fire after saying that his job only gets attention when he "approves ...

Medical examinations have found that Japanese Emperor Naruhito has prostate enlargement.

A castle in the sky awes tourists in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito gives medals to people who have contributed to the society.

A strong earthquake shakes Ibaraki Prefecture, north of Tokyo.

A total lunar eclipse and an eclipse of Uranus are seen from Japan on November 8, the first time in 442 years for such o...