Retail giant Aeon is looking to get consumers into the spirit of spending by trying to transplant the U.S. shopping cust...

Tokyo's trendy Shibuya district is getting a facelift.

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit a special exhibition in Kyoto commemorating 150 years since the death of promi...

People in Sapporo dig out from their first snow accumulation of the season.

Developers in a town near Osaka are pioneering a new kind of "health condo" focused on the wellbeing of its inhabitants.

Skiers flock to enjoy Japan's first open outdoor slopes.

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits Tottori Prefecture, western Japan. No fatalities are reported.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe presents the People's Honor Award to Kaoru Icho, four-time Olympic gold medalist in women's wr...

On her 82nd birthday, Empress Michiko says she was shocked by the big headlines on Emperor Akihito's abdication issue.

Okinawa Police express regret over derogatory words used by a riot police officer against protesters at a US military he...