Unesco recommends 33 Japanese festivals for its intangible cultural heritage list.

A suspected tornado tosses about vehicles leaving damage in its wake in Akita Prefecture, northern Japan.

Costumed revelers pack Tokyo's Shibuya district celebrating Halloween.

Foreign visitors continue to visit Japan in droves taking the number of overseas visitors over 20 million this year for ...

Renowned artist Yayoi Kusama and scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi are among several people selected for Japan's top culture pr...

Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei gained fame when she became the first woman to conquer Mount Everest. After her 4-year ...

Reported cases of bullying hit a record at primary, junior and senior high schools in Japan.

Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi talks to students from the International Space Station before he heads back to earth at...

Japan's Prince Mikasa, the uncle of Emperor Akihito, died on Thursday from heart failure.

Police in Japan arrest a taxi driver for leaving a drunk rider in the street to die.