Japan resumes commercial whaling after a blank of 31 years.

Osaka is bidding to host one of Japan's first casino resorts.

As world leaders continue their discussions in the G20 Summit in Osaka, their partners enjoy a taste of Japanese culture...

Two high school peace ambassadors from Japan meet Pope Francis and express their hopes for a world free from nuclear wea...

A magnitude 6.7 quake strikes the Sea of Japan coast and injures 27 people.

People compete in Iwate Prefecture to be the best table-flipper.

Nearly 120 players compete in an annual mud volleyball match in Kumamoto Prefecture.

A temple in southwestern Japan has found an unusual animal nesting in their paper lantern.

A man is indicted in Japan for trying to smuggle rare animals out of Thailand.

A pair of Raiden watermelon fetches $2700 (300,000 JPY).