Russian President Vladimir Putin tells Nippon TV and the Yomiuri newspaper "there is no territorial issue" before his p...

The imposing Naritasan Shinshoji Temple near Narita Airport gets a year-end cleaning.

The original emoji created for Japanese mobile giant NTT DOCOMO go on show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

In a year-end event in Kyoto, a kanji character meaning "gold" or "money" has been chosen to symbolize 2016.

Okinawa receives a major legal setback in its bid to block the move of a huge US base on the island.

Japanese soccer fans give Real Madrid a wild welcome as they arrive for the FIFA Club World Cup.

Police in Fukushima Prefecture send a South Korean man to prosecutors after arresting him on suspicion of destroying sto...

New duties take effect allowing Ground Self-Defense Force personnel on a U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan to eng...

A "shockingly illuminating" Christmas event featuring electric eels is underway at Toba Aquarium in Mie Prefecture, cent...

Sleep apnea is a growing problem in Japan. Nippon TV affiliate Nankai Broadcasting looks at the latest treatments.