Kyushu Railway Company starts operations of its luxury sightseeing train in disaster-affected Kumamoto Prefecture.

An inspection team at Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority continues to study a reprocessed video of the nuclear acciden...

Hokkaido in northern Japan raises its alert for the coronavirus outbreak in Sapporo amid a surge in infections in the pr...

Tokyo reports a record daily high 493 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on November 18. The metropolitan government plans ...

Japan's traditional wooden architectural techniques are set to be recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritag...

Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide is cautious about declaring a state of emergency over the recent surge in coronavirus case...

People in Japan express concern over the rapid spread of coronavirus infections in the country.

Princess Mako says she will move forward with plans to wed fiancé Komuro Kei.

A woodworker in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, creates a craft gin in hopes to promote sustainability.

Flames are lit in a ceremony at the Tower of London to mark the centenary of the end of World War I.