Snow claims a woman in northern Japan as sub-zero temperatures and more snow loom over the weekend.

Emperor Akihito and the Imperial family ring in the New Year with an ancient poetry reading event.

Fishermen in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture in western Japan haul in the season's largest tuna, tipping the scales a...

People making V-signs for photos are a common sight...especially in Japan. However, with the advancement of technology a...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has breakfast at the private home of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who says he seeks c...

Researchers in Japan have for the first time succeeded in making intestinal tissue from stem cells.

Groups opposing a smoking ban at Japan's restaurants and bars gather in Tokyo.

Winter cold brings winter sweets, Japanese apricots and plums, to blossom in a western suburb of Tokyo.

Declassified documents show how the Cold War spurred a friendship between Japan's Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone and U...