Thousands march in a gay pride parade in Tokyo for the first time in three years.

A Japanese food company and Tokyo University co-develops the country's first edible lab-grown meat.

The twin panda cubs at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo are not eating solid food yet but are showing interest in bamboo shoots given to...

Prime Minister Kishida meets with a South Korean delegation dispatched by President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol.

Japan protests after the Ukrainian government posts a video on Twitter comparing Japanese wartime Emperor Showa to Hitle...

Japanese IT firm NEC develops a facial recognition COVID vaccination check system.

Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michikos' new residence is unveiled to the press.

Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko visit Emperor Showa's mausoleum.

Eleven of the 26 people who were aboard a tourist boat that sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Japan's northernmost pre...

A cherry blossom festival is taking place at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan.