Japan's fiscal year 2017 budget is expected to exceed 904 billion dollars (100 trillion yen).

Kyoto University research team announces that they have successfully improved Parkinson's disease symptoms in monkeys us...

Possible names for Tokyo's Ueno Zoo panda cub are narrowed down to 8 entries.

New ornaments, killer whale statues, for Kumamoto Castle Tower are on display in southwestern Japan.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike says the relocation of Tokyo's iconic Tsukiji fish market will not take place before June 20...

The Ground Self-Defense Force conducts its most extensive firepower training exercise, demonstrating its capabilities us...

Empress Michiko puts her piano skills on display in a performance with a world-renowned violinist while enjoying some ti...

A silent cafe in Tokyo shows that there is more to communicating than just verbal words.

Japan's Imperial Couple joins an international meeting on optics technology.

A fireworks artisan in central Japan returns to traditional methods.