Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple in Kyoto is known for having 1,200 rakan statues representing Buddha's disciples who have achie...

March 28 was the last time the teenage victim spoke to her mother. The 16-year-old, who lived in Tokyo, said she was goi...

A test run for the Osaka Expo began on April 4 in the lead-up to the opening on April 13. On the first day, about 10,00...

S/ Ishiba Shigeru, Japanese Prime Minister / We have requested reconsideration at various levels. Despite that, these me...

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa / In response to the announcement, we have once again conveyed to th...

400 new members of the Metropolitan Police Department’s riot police unit who were assigned this spring joined in a dril...

A bear made an appearance at a temple in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan on April 2.The video shows the bear wander...

New employees at Japan Airlines and JAL group companies attended their entrance ceremony at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on A...

This is an intersection in Nagoya, central Japan.Dashcam footage shows some pedestrians on the left running and a car co...

S/ Ishiba Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan: “I would like to once again offer my sincere apologies for my own gift cert...