Records are found on forced sterilizations of 10 disabled women conducted under a lapsed eugenics law.

A giant carp streamer is on display for boy's day in the mountains of central Japan.

Japan sees its hottest day of the season, with readings over 30 degrees from Kagoshima to Kofu.

A Japanese research team succeeds in impregnating a monkey with a transplanted uterus for the first time in the world.

Japan Airlines says it will launch a low-cost airline aiming for a bigger chunk of the budget-airfare market.

Ehime's governor rebuts the testimony of Prime Minister Abe's former secretary in connection with a cronyism scandal.

Japan's finance minister reiterates his claim that sexual harassment is not a crime.

In Japan, an era name is proclaimed after the ascension of a new emperor.With just a year to go until Emperor Akihito's ...

A ruling party politician sparks controversy saying he wants couples to have at least three children.

People in northern Japan get a surprise when they find a road covered in fish.