Police in Tokyo cracked down on drunk driving after a rise in alcohol-related accidents.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces a plan to submit a draft to revise the constitution by this fall.

Locals pick up the pieces a day after a massive quake jolts Nagano Prefecture and the surrounding area.

Engineers at Toyama University have created a robot that can shake your hand naturally.

Okinawa marks the 72nd anniversary of the end of a World War II battle in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

Ueno Zoo says its newborn giant panda cub turns out to be female.

The mayor of Iwakuni says he will accept the transfer of the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier air wing from Kanagawa Prefect...

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike proposes fish markets at both Tsukiji and Toyosu to push the stalled market move project for...

A Delta flight makes an emergency landing in Tokyo after smoke is detected in the cabin.

A member of Japan's parliament has left the ruling party after assaulting and insulting a secretary.