The couple on trial over a sweetheart land deal involving high officials is released on bail.

Japan's meteorological agency says summer will see a rise in extremely hot days and sudden downpours.

Fired national soccer coach Vahid Halihodzic sues the Japan Football Association and its president.

A fluffy gift for Olympic gold medal figure skater Alina Zigitova leaves for Moscow.

The transport ministry declares a Japan Airline plane's emergency landing on Thursday a "serious incident" that could ha...

Japan reacts positively to US President Trump's cancellation of the planned US-North Korean summit in Singapore.

A vacant schoolhouse in Japan gets an unprecedented makeover in an attempt to reel in tourists and breathe new life into...

A Japanese submarine mistakenly fires a decoy torpedo in the Pacific.

Officials in Japan react with shock to US President Trump's cancelation of a planned summit with North Korea.

Former FC Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta joins Japanese football club Vissel Kobe.