The odds are increasing that a geologic age may be dubbed "Chibanian" and named after a place in Japan for the first tim...

Tokyo's celebrity giant panda cub Xiang Xiang is expected to go on display to the public around December 19.

Tokyo Motor Show 2017 is being held with the tagline "Beyond the Motor." So what does that mean? Let's take a look at wh...

An Italian award for the world's best gelato for the first time goes to an ice cream shop in Japan.

As Japan fast becomes a travel destination, experts are mulling a ¥1000 departure tax.

Trade ministers continue negotiations on a framework to push ahead with the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement minus th...

Japan's defense forces are planning to take part in a US exercise involving three aircraft carriers in the western Pacif...

A photo exhibit featuring Megumi Yokota, abducted 40 years ago this month by North Korea, opens in Shinjuku Station with...

Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi will make his 3rd voyage into outer space in 2019.

US President Donald Trumps steps up tensions with North Korea by discussing military options with Prime Minister Shinzo ...