A competitive show featuring colored carp takes place in Ojiya, Niigata Prefecture, central Japan.

A museum themed on the novel "Kiki's Delivery Service," on which Studio Ghibli's animation film of the same title was ba...

Japan's Cabinet approves new economic measures worth more than 17 trillion yen to tackle rising commodity prices.

The Japanese government accepts the increased construction costs for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.

Novelist Higashino Keigo and poet Tawara Machi are among recipients of the Japanese government's Medal of Honor for autu...

Princess Kako heads to Peru to celebrate the 150th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Japan and Peru.

An 86-year-old man is arrested after shooting two people at a hospital, and taking two women hostage in a post office fo...

Epic Games is set to pay 3.5 billion yen in back taxes to Japan.

A pod of dolphins is spotted off an artificial island in western Japan.

The Bank of Japan decides to allow yields for 10-year government bonds to surpass 1 percent in response to the weakening...