A flood-hit university in Hiroshima restarts classes.

Japan vows to reduce its 47 tons of plutonium stockpile.

4,091 people enter an annual race to see who can run to the top of Mt. Fuji the fastest.

Vacant schoolhouses in Japan are being repurposed as accommodations with the hope of spurring regional revitalization.

Craftsmen in northern Japan show off giant lantern floats for next week's famous Nebuta Festival.

A new, limited time bus tour offers people a last chance to view Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market before it moves.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic mascots appear on buses and subway cars.

Men in traditional garb and women dressed as brides parade through a Fukushima town, part of the 800-year-old Aizutajima...

A soon-to-open fireworks museum celebrates Daisen city's tradition of pyrotechnics.

The mercury continued to soar across the nation with Kyoto topping 38 degrees Celsius for seven days running.