Officials in Hiroshima Prefecture set a trap but are unable to capture a monkey that injured two primary school children...

Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko offer flowers to American war dead in Hawaii.

Nippon TV's affiliate visits a foundry in northern Japan to see how workers put together a giant bronze Buddhist statue.

Fisherman in Miyako, northeastern Japan, bring home the first sea urchin catch of the season.

Toshiba is poised to sell its Dynabook PC division to Sharp as part of a business restructuring plan.

Tokyo's Ueno Zoo releases new images of Shan Shan, a giant panda cub, ahead of her 1st birthday.

Two US Air Force Ospreys based in Yokota, Tokyo make an emergency landing on Amami Island.

A team at Riken research institute develops a method for culturing and transplanting hair follicles that could lead to t...

After 9 years of reconstruction, Nagoya Castle's Honmaru Palace will open to the public on Friday.

Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai is back to Earth, and says he is craving rice and miso soup.