An electric locomotive that was used as an imperial train during the reigns of Emperor Showa and Emperor Emeritus Akihit...

A fire drill takes place at Shirakawa-go, a UNESCO World Heritage site in central Japan known for traditional wooden hom...

Fifty years have passed since China presented Japan with two giant pandas Lan Lan and Kang Kang to commemorate the norma...

The Bank of Japan maintains its large-scale monetary easing policy and revises upward the core price index increase esti...

An emergency drill takes place at Haneda Airport in Tokyo based on the scenario of a failed airplane landing.

The World Meteorological Organization announces that the global average concentrations of greenhouse gases hit record hi...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend an opening ceremony for the Global Environment Action Conference.

The Imperial Palace may be open to the public for next year's New Year event for the first time in three years.

The National Institute of Technology and Evaluation warns that used home electronics may cause fire.

Two die after a motor glider crashes into a mountain in central Japan.