A railway is enlisting the help of a classic steam-powered locomotive to draw back tourists to an area ravaged by floodi...

A rare opportunity to see the Imperial train used by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko draws crowds in northern Japan.

An advisory council to the Justice Ministry recommends revising the penal code for the first time in nearly a century wi...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tells Japan Self-Defense Force leaders that the nation faces an "extremely grave" security sit...

Tokyo's new governor says she'll deal with the city's daycare crisis--and halve her own salary to show she means it.

A powerful low pressure system is dumping more rain on recently flooded northern Japan.

Japan's government is considering a system of letters and numbers to more easily identify highways.

A city in Japan builds the country's first underground tsunami shelter, but questions remain.

Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi calls current leader Shinzo Abe a liar for saying the contaminated water problem...

Apple says iPhone 7's Japanese release will be compatible with the FeliCa system.