A new service provides phone alerts when food near sell-by date is discounted.

A "cow train" in Yokohama gets an upgrade to attract more users.

An artist diagnosed with cancer is ready to expand her artistic horizons on a slice of toast.

Severe cold creates magical scenery at a volcanic lake in northern Japan.

A 133-million year old dinosaur rib found in southwest Japan is believed to be among the oldest in the nation.

This little guy is a Japanese dormouse. And he was hibernating - in someone's house!

People take curling to a more human level in northern Japan.

Nearly 8,000 people will be forced to move as a major Japanese real estate leasing firm reveals defects in more than 130...

A record cold front slams Japan's northern isle Hokkaido, with the capital Sapporo's daytime high under -10 C.

Inbound tourists and airport users are increasing in Japan where the labor force is shrinking. State-of-the-art technolo...