Online giant Yahoo Japan and messaging app Line announce a merger of the two companies and hope to compete with US IT gi...

Robotic versions of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic mascots Miraitowa and Someity entertain students at a Tokyo el...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend the second Grand Banquet, Daikyo-no-gi, marking the end of the Daijosai rite ...

Former Princess Ayako gives birth to a son, her first child and the first grandchild of Princess of Hisako.

Hakone's Owaku Valley, a popular tourist destination, reopens after being closed for 6 months due to volcanic activity.

A strong winter cold front dumps heavy snow in parts of Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, with more forecasted fo...

A Japanese space-tech startup aims to build houses in outer space by using technology inspired by the traditional paper-...

Tenryou Shuzou sake brewery in Gero, Gifu Prefecture announces its new sake with a yearly event - hanging a cedar ball.

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako take part in the Daijosai imperial succession rite.

Megumi Yokota's mother speaks on the eve of the 42nd anniversary of her daughter's abduction to North Korea.