The Japanese government will launch an additional domestic travel subsidy program to encourage people to use public tran...

Shogi player Habu Yoshiharu posted an unprecedented 1,500 wins in the traditional Japanese board game.

Japan's industry minister Hagiuda Koichi seeks cooperation from major electric utility companies to prevent a power crun...

ZIPAIR Tokyo, a low-cost carrier affiliated with Japan Airlines, is removing the "Z" logo from its planes.

A family of spot-billed ducks move from a pond as locals help them overcome various obstacles.

Police have arrested a 72-year-old man on suspicion of nailing a straw doll with Russian President Vladimir Putin's face...

Tokyo police and workers at Akihabara maid cafes called on people to drink in moderation to prevent crimes linked to alc...

A new display is set up at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo showing train-related sounds in onomatopoeia written in Japanese kat...

A survey shows that Japan has the worst workplace gender equality in among four countries and a territory in the Asia Pa...

The head monk of a Buddhist temple in Nagasaki Prefecture seeks the return of a stolen Buddha statue in a South Korean c...