Tokyo may offer boat rides to help alleviate congestion on public transportation during the 2020 Olympic Games.

34 people are dead in what is believed to be a grudge-inspired act of arson at Kyoto Animation movie studio.

A new 19 meter-tall tachinebuta float depicting Princess Kaguya is ready for an August 4 festival in Goshogawara, Aomori...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition wins a majority of seats in Japan's Upper House election, but falls short o...

A robot made in the image of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic mascot Miraitowa is unveiled.

Princess Mako returns to Japan after visiting Peru and Bolivia to mark 120 years of Japanese immigration to South Americ...

Princess Mako visits the Japanese settlement at San Juan, Bolivia.

Homedoor, an NPO in Osaka, hopes to reduce society's homeless stigma through a program that provides cameras and windows...

33 people are killed and 35 injured in Thursday's fire at Kyoto Animation. 41-year-old suspect Shinji Aoba says he set t...

A wind chime market takes place at Kawasaki Daishi temple southwest of Tokyo.