Wooden building parts used for the Daijosai imperial succession rite last year are burned on Imperial Palace grounds.

Japan is battling the largest novel coronavirus outbreak outside mainland China. Passengers on what has been dubbed "Flo...

A child aged below 10 is confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, the youngest so far in Japan.

The impact of the outbreak of the new coronavirus is expanding in Japan as more infections are confirmed nationwide.

The health ministry announces that two cruise ship passengers who were hospitalized with new coronavirus infections died...

Major Japanese firms are stepping up efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus, including working from home and avoid...

500 passengers cleared to leave the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess, docked near Yokohama since February 3, sta...

The British Embassy in Tokyo hosts a COP26 climate change event.

Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida vows to turn the company around at an extraordinary shareholders meeting.

Convenience store giant Lawson will open a store this month with no cash registers, and plans to more in the Tokyo area ...