A white paper says Japan had a post-WW2 record low number of crimes in 2015.

Nippon TV visits recently formed volcanic island Nishinoshima with Japan Coast Guard's surveying team.

An escaped ostrich evades police before being captured on a highway outside Tokyo.

People in Okinawa, where the US has controversial military bases, express expectations over Donald Trump's election.

Japanese voice a range of opinions on Donald Trump's victory from worry to hope.

Japan's Prime Minster Shinzo Abe sends a message to Donald Trump congratulating him on winning the U.S. presidential ele...

Strong winds and blizzard-like conditions slam Hokkaido and elsewhere, bringing the season's first snow to some places a...

Hambei is a german shepherd who overcomes missing vision in one eye to become a certified police dog.

A section of a main avenue caves in near JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwest Japan, disrupting traffic and damaging ...

A breast cancer survivor in western Japan finds her calling making caps for fellow cancer patients.