Preparations are underway for the Imperial Couple to visit disaster-struck areas of southwest Japan.

For the first time in 40 years Tokyo has 16 consecutive rainy days in August.

Planes, trains and automobiles are packed in Japan as folks return from their summer holidays.

People in Tokyo and its vicinity experienced heavy rain this afternoon.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike takes part in a promotional event of sprinkling water, a traditional practice to feel cooler...

Japan's Emperor expresses deep remorse over World War Ⅱ at a memorial service in Tokyo.

An elderly woman gets a shock when she finds ¥20m in the garbage.

Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera visits Okinawa for the first time after his reappointment to the post.

A village registered as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site celebrates coming-of-age.

Japan's GDP expanded an annualized 4.0% in April-June.