A geologic age has been named Chibanian, derived from a geological stratum discovered in Chiba Prefecture.

The entrance exam season has arrived in Japan and some students are seeking help from the god of wisdom at a shrine in c...

A Chinese traveler from Wuhan is hospitalized in Tokyo due to infection with the new coronavirus that has caused an outb...

Official uniforms for Japan's Olympic and Paralympic teams are unveiled ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Games.

Former prosecutor Nobuo Gohara says the main reason Carlos Ghosn fled Japan was the delay in his trial.

Studio 1 at Kyoto Animation is being torn down after a deadly arson fire in July destroyed the building and killed 36.

Japanese police arrest a Vietnamese man for giving haircuts to compatriots without a beautician license.

A conveyor belt sushi shop targeting foreigners opens in Tokyo.

The capital of Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido receives the largest amount of snowfall this winter.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asks Cabinet ministers to strengthen countermeasures against a new coronavirus.