A US F/A-18 fighter crashes into seas off western Japan.

Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank, says he decided to invest $50 billion in the US because President-elect Donald Trump wil...

Japan's top spokesman says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's upcoming Pearl Harbor visit is to pray for the war dead, not to a...

Japan's Shinzo Abe will become the first sitting prime minister to visit Pearl Harbor in a trip to Hawaii December 26-27...

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry reveals that electricity users and utilities are expected to shoulder the gr...

Nursery school children get into the Christmas spirit by decorating a Christmas tree with handmade ornaments at Narita A...

Two alpine accidents take place over the weekend on Mt. Fuji and elsewhere in Yamanashi Prefecture leaving one person d...

Anime hit "Your Name" opens in 6k theaters across China

Kyushu University Professor Kousuke Morita celebrates the official naming of the world's newest element Nihonium, which ...

Unesco adds 33 traditional festivals featuring parades and floats to its intangible cultural heritage list.