The Sapporo Snow Festival gets underway in northern Japan with more than 190 snow and ice sculptures on display.

2020 Tokyo Olympic organizers unveil methods for purchasing Games tickets.

Preparations for the summer's Hirosaki Neputa Festival are under way in northern Japan.

In aging northern Japan, one man sparks joy with a shovel music ensemble.

A railroad exhibition commemorating Emperor Akihito's 30-year reign starts in Tokyo.

Experience-seeking tourists now have the option to drink in a waste treatment facility and to tour the Tokyo Sewerage.

A Nippon TV affiliate visits a UFO hotspot in western Japan.

A train operator gets creative using optical illusions in a bid to enhance station safety.

A researcher in western Japan is looking to crickets as a promising source of food for the future.

Birth control and medical prescription may be getting a boost from technology.