The Hayabusa 2 probe launched three years ago reaches Ryugu, the target asteroid.

A new risk map for Japan shows a heightened possibility of a major earthquake hitting areas along the Pacific coast.

East Japan Railway Company shows off the new annex of its popular Railway Museum north of Tokyo.

Tokyo Electric reveals a plan to decommission all nuclear reactors at the Fukushima No. 2 plant.

Japan launches an intelligence satellite designed to monitor North Korea's missile program.

An aquarium in southwest Japan attaches a camera to a sunfish to reveal the mystery of its 'napping' behavior.

After a three-and-a-half year journey, Japan's space probe Hayabusa 2 is readying to touch down on asteroid Ryugu.

Toyota shows off a truck that runs on hydrogen fuel cells.

A team at Riken research institute develops a method for culturing and transplanting hair follicles that could lead to t...

Researchers at the University of Tokyo unveil the world's first biohybrid robots combining living muscles with machines.