A panel considering the possible abdication of Japan's Emperor Akihito meets for the first time next week.

A Japanese atomic bomb survivor investigating the fates of Americans who died in the attacks receives one of his country...

A new lounge opens at Narita Airport.

Sony's Play Station VR goes on sale.

A long and steep playground slide called "Japan's most dangerous" is to reopen.

The sea of clouds-covered Takeda Castle ruins fascinate tourists in western Japan.

Toyota Motor is recalling 340k new Prius cars worldwide over a possible parking brake problem.

A sudden blackout affects 590k households in Tokyo, disrupting traffic and trapping people in elevators.

Kumamon, the mascot of quake-hit Kumamoto, visits Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike.

Scientists at Shinshu University use iPS stem cells to heal a monkey's damaged heart in a pioneering study on new treatm...