A plummeting population and potential lack of village assembly candidates prompts a village to mull abolishing its elect...

A black Densuke watermelon sells for 500,000 yen (more than 4,500 dollars) as the year's first auctions of the fruit are...

Japan's emperor is allowed to abdicate for the first time in 200 years after a special bill is passed in parliament. Aki...

Simple things can also be the most extraordinary, and that could be said for food as well. Broth soup now plays a more-t...

Princess Mako, granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, returns from her official visit to Bhutan.

The city of Osaka reveals its bid logo for the 2025 World Exposition.

Princess Mako, Emperor Akihito's granddaughter, watches competitive archery in Bhutan in the eastern Himalayas.

Thousands of people turn out for the inaugural Sorajiro Festival and learn what they can do to protect the planet in the...

People in Nagoya get the opportunity to rent a room in the newly restored Hommaru Palace.

Princess Mako leaves for Bhutan on her first official tour abroad since the news of her upcoming engagement.