Ivanka touches down at Narita

Ivanka touches down at Narita

Ivanka Trump touched down in Japan Thursday ahead of her father's visit.

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Tokyo beefs up security ahead of Trumps' visit

Tokyo beefs up security ahead of Trumps' visit

Tokyo is enhancing security in central stations and infrastructure facilities.

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More than 30,000 drivers in Japan could have dementia

More than 30,000 drivers in Japan could have dementia

More than 30,000 drivers in Japan are suspected to have dementia.

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Shining terraced rice-fields

Shining terraced rice-fields

Terraced rice-fields are illuminated 90 kilometers south of Tokyo.

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Customs introducing metal detectors as gold smuggling rises

Customs introducing metal detectors as gold smuggling rises

As gold smuggling rises, Japan customs will introduce metal detectors nationwide to scan people arriving from overseas.

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Special police force mobilized for Trump visit

Special police force mobilized for Trump visit

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police launch a special police force ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit Nov. 5th.

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Danger zone cut for Shinmoedake volcano

Danger zone cut for Shinmoedake volcano

Authorities shrink the danger zone for Shinmoedake volcano in southwest Japan after it erupted for the first time in six...

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Japan deploys PAC-3 anti-missile system

Japan deploys PAC-3 anti-missile system

Japan's Air Self-Defense Force conducts a PAC-3 anti-missile interceptor battery deployment drill in Hokkaido after repe...

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Traditional shopping street faces rent hike

Traditional shopping street faces rent hike

Tourist hotspot Senso-ji Temple is looking to raise rents on one Tokyo's oldest shopping streets roughly 16-fold.

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Japanese astronaut preparing for the trip of his life

Japanese astronaut preparing for the trip of his life

Norishige Kanai will take a spherical assistant drone to the International Space Station.

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