Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko move out of their long-time residence at the Imperial Palace in Tok...

A special plane that will carry the Olympic flame to Japan for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics arrives in Athens.

The land ministry says areas in Japan popular with tourists saw increases in commercial land prices over the 12-month pe...

Japan soccer chief tests positive for the new coronavirus after touring Europe and the United States.

The new coronavirus pandemic is forcing Tokyo Olympic officials to restrict events leading up to the Games, including ba...

Japan Post conducts a trial delivery of snail mail to residents in a remote area of Tokyo using a drone.

A 54-year-old passenger is arrested in Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, for disrupting train operations after lying tha...

Buddhist monks pray for the eradication of epidemics, including the novel coronavirus outbreak spreading around the worl...

Japan has its first female paratrooper, as Reina Hashiba completed training to join the Ground Self-Defense Force's 1st ...

Japan hopes to host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as planned following a videoconference by leaders of the Gro...