Japan's new growth strategy would allow real-world testing of new technologies like fully autonomous cars.

Princess Mako visits Emperor Akihito before her trip to Bhutan.

A pair of melons from Hokkaido's Yubari city fetches 1.5 million yen in the first auction of the season.

Much of Japan will bid farewell to beloved snack Curl as Meiji curtails production amid a shrinking child population.

A Japanese World War Two sub sunk by the US has been found sticking straight out of the seabed off Nagasaki.

Four objects resembling hand grenades are found near a railroad station in a Tokyo suburb, affecting more than 5000 comm...

University of Kyoto researchers say bosutinib, a medicine for treating chronic myelogenous leukemia, is also effective f...

Three former Tokyo Electric managers will face charges of professional negligence resulting in injury or death for their...

Kengo Kuma reveals his latest design for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium.

The image of a white horse, a harbinger of early summer, appears on Mt. Kasa in Japan's northern Alps.