Scorching heat continues to engulf Japan as Typhoon Bavi moves north.

Japan's government announces the businesses that will take part in its Go To Eat campaign. The initiative aims to help b...

Prime Minister Abe Shinzo visits a hospital for the second time in the space of eight days as he becomes the longest-ser...

Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko calls on companies sponsoring Paralympic sports to continue supporting Paralympians even as ...

Typhoon Bavi approaches Okinawa Prefecture in southwestern Japan with heavy winds and rainfall.

A herd of deer tries to cool off in a ditch as temperatures continue to soar in Nara, western Japan.

Japan Coast Guard officials say lava flow at Nishinoshima Island south of central Tokyo has temporarily stopped, but vol...

A panel of experts at the Japan Meteorological Agency say global warming is contributing to torrential rain, flooding an...

For the first time ever, TV camera crews go into a former army headquarter that lies beneath Shuri Castle in Okinawa.

Japan Railways Group companies cut the ticket prices of some bullet train and express trains to lure customers.