Fishermen in central Japan begin their seasonal cormorant fishing in the Nagara River six weeks later than usual due to ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend an award ceremony for the Japan Academy Prize that commends academic research...

With about a month to go before the Tokyo Olympics open, the media get a preview of the athletes village and plaza.

Stakeholders for the Tokyo Games decide to set a cap on the number of spectators at 10,000 or up to 50 percent of capaci...

A member of Uganda’s national team tests positive for the coronavirus upon arrival in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics.

A wild bear attacks people in residential areas of Sapporo, northern Japan, injuring four before authorities kill the an...

Japan’s top adviser on coronavirus response recommends no spectators for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

The ruins of the Imperial Japanese Army facilities that were destroyed in the atomic bombing are discovered at the site ...

Athletes from South Sudan, who have been training in Japan since 2019, get COVID-19 vaccine shots.

The Japanese government decides to lift the coronavirus state of emergency in nine prefectures including Tokyo.