The kanji of the year for 2023 goes to a character that is commonly read as "zei" in Japanese and means "tax."

A Shinto shrine in Tokyo gets a little help from robot vacuum cleaners for its annual yearend cleaning.

The Bank of Japan says the country's banknotes with new designs on them will go into circulation on July 3, 2024.

The Japanese government tests the use of robot technology to check and restore infrastructure in remote areas.

ANA Holdings launches a smartphone application for virtual travel to more than 60 destinations in Japan and abroad.

Japan's Princess Kako attends a greenery promotional event in Tokyo and shares her views on greens and plants.

Britain's minister of state for security warns that the development of generative artificial intelligence could make Jap...

A stalk of green onion is found growing on a paved road in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan.

Hikonyan, an official cat mascot of the city of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, helps pound mochi at Hikone Castle to prepar...

Odakyu Electric Railway's white Romancecar train retires after 18 years of service mainly between Tokyo and the Hakone h...