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Toyosu market viewing corridor opens
People in Tokyo get their first look at tuna auctions at the new Toyosu wholesale market.
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Venomous spider turns up in Aichi
The venomous redback spider has been found at three parks in central Japan.
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ANA tests unmanned aircraft tug
All Nippon Airways conducts a trial using an unmanned machine to move aircraft.
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CEATEC offers sneak peek of the future
Virtual cashiers and submersible drones were just a few of the eye-catching wares on show at CEATEC, Japan's highest-pro...
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It's official: tax hike in 2019
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces plans to push raise the consumption tax from 8% to 10% in October 2019.
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A death-defying tradition lives on
Performers in white fox outfits defy gravity on bamboo poles towering 10 meters above ground at a shrine in southwestern...
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Japan's little-known Halloween
Kids prowl the streets enacting Otsukimi Dorobo, a traditional Japanese version of Halloween.
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Japan wants more skilled foreign workers
The Japanese government releases an outline of a draft revision to expand eligibility for skilled foreign workers.
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Japan to add special 2019 holidays for imperial enthronement
Japan will add special national holidays next year to commemorate the enthronement of the new emperor.
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So long Tsukiji and thanks for all the fish
Tokyo's Tsukiji market, famous for its tuna auctions, closes after more than 80 years and is replaced by the gleaming ne...
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