Summer-like temperatures assault much of the nation and the Japan Meteorological Agency says this summer will be a scorc...

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko stroll around the site of her former home.

Workers start to prepare the Imperial Couple's future home.

People mourn the five victims claimed by the massive quake that rocked Osaka roughly a week ago.

A pair of young musicians transform household items into uniquely beautiful musical instruments.

A department store near Ueno Zoo in Tokyo starts selling a giant panda figure made of pure gold.

The Japanese government has announced today it has canceled evacuation drills to prepare for a potential North Korean mi...

A volcano in the Kirishima Mountain Range erupts violently in Southwestern Japan.

An apparent stray bullet found in a farm hut with a broken window in Okinawa, may have come from a nearby US military ba...

An astronaut's research in space could lead to advances in drug development for serious diseases.