The Ueno Zoo celebrates Shan Shan the giant panda's second birthday.

Two high school peace ambassadors from Japan meet Pope Francis and express their hopes for a world free from nuclear wea...

A magnitude 6.7 quake strikes the Sea of Japan coast and injures 27 people.

People compete in Iwate Prefecture to be the best table-flipper.

Nearly 120 players compete in an annual mud volleyball match in Kumamoto Prefecture.

A temple in southwestern Japan has found an unusual animal nesting in their paper lantern.

Athletes will stand on podiums made of recycled plastic to receive their medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

12-year-old drum wonder Hibiki Sakai is blind, but realizes his dream of performing on stage with Japanese band Def Tech...

A small factory makes a low-cost rocket with a little help from another tiny business.

A man is indicted in Japan for trying to smuggle rare animals out of Thailand.