A snow crab fetches a record price of 1.3 million yen in the season's first auction in quake-hit Tottori Prefecture.

An early record snowfall dumps on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan, disrupting transport and resulting in...

Japan Exploration Agency shows off seven ultra-small satellites that will be launched into space next month.

It's fall and farmers in Ishikawa Prefecture are busy preparing gourmet dried persimmons.

Railway signal troubles affect more than 150-thousand metro Tokyo commuters.

Dignitaries and people from all walks of life attend Prince Mikasa's funeral.

Winter arrives early in northern Japan with a blast of snow.

Over 170 people got in samurai costumes to march in the annual "Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu" parade.

A World Cup for street performers is being held in Shizuoka, Japan.

Soaring vegetable prices force a city in central Japan to cancel school lunch for two days this winter.