More than 37,000 cases of child abuse were reported in the first half of fiscal year 2018.

Automaker giant Toyota and Softbank are teaming up to create a joint venture to change the world of transportation.

Newly elected Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki reiterates his determination to halt a U.S. air base move within the prefecture.

Powerful Typhoon Kong-Rey is forecast to hit Okinawa, southwestern Japan tomorrow night.

More than 100 new cases of rubella were reported in Japan for the third week in a row, bringing the yearly total to 770,...

Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido unearths a so-called 'stress smell.'

A tempura shop in Tokyo goes cashless as Japan's restaurant chains deal with a labor shortage.

Japan's government is grappling with how to dispose of tainted water left over from cooling the meltdown-hit reactors at...

Newly elected Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki reiterates his stance against the relocation of a U.S. base within the prefe...

Typhoon Trami topples trees and disrupts life in and around Tokyo.