Japan confirms eight new cases of infection with the omicron variant of the coronavirus.

A traffic accident involving at least 20 vehicles occurs in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, in central Japan, injuring 11 peop...

Tokyo Gov. Koike Yuriko says the metropolitan government plans to introduce a same-sex partnership system in fiscal 2022...

A Japanese travel subscription service wins the best subscription award of the year.

Cleaners hope to remove dust and coronavirus at Odawara Castle in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Eateries and retailers unveil "lucky" Ehomaki sushi rolls for next February.

Japanese department store Matsuya offers sustainable lab grown diamond jewelries.

A demonstration experiment of a robot barista starts at Tokyo and Yokohama stations.

Japan's Empress Masako turns 58.

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft lifts off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakstan, carrying Japanese entrepreneur Maezawa Yusak...