Japan's emperor and his family attend a charity movie preview.

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shakes Aomori Prefecture and nearby areas but leaves no damage.

Police are considering checking the driving skills of the elderly at the time of their license renewal.

An ANA Fukuoka-Tokyo flight makes an emergency landing after an engine spits sparks.

New low-cost carrier Zipair unveils its plane's cabin.

Cutting-edge machines are on display at the International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo.

Part of a park being built to memorialize the 2011 earthquake and tsunami opens in Miyagi Prefecture.

The Yamagata District Court awards a group of Fukushima evacuees a minor settlement in a suit seeking damages from the g...

A memorial for Yukiya Amano, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, takes place in Tokyo.

Volcanic eruptions begin anew on Nishinoshima Island, part of Tokyo's Ogasawara Islands, after about a year.