Tokyo 2020 Olympic mascots appear on buses and subway cars.

65 people die in Japan after being taken to hospitals for heatstroke.

A group of kids playing baseball in central Japan is hit by a sudden whirlwind.

A high-end towel maker in western Japan launches a new range of sweat-absorbent suits.

A heat wave continues across Japan, while central Tokyo sees its hottest day ever on record.

Men in traditional garb and women dressed as brides parade through a Fukushima town, part of the 800-year-old Aizutajima...

As temperatures reach record highs in Tokyo, companies display their latest keep-cool products.

A soon-to-open fireworks museum celebrates Daisen city's tradition of pyrotechnics.

Japanese prosecutors indict three men for allegedly bribing a Thailand public servant in the first use of a new plea bar...

The mercury continued to soar across the nation with Kyoto topping 38 degrees Celsius for seven days running.