Tundra swans that winter in Japan are returning north to Siberia.

Japan's Defense Ministry starts dropping concrete blocks into the sea to prevent the spread of murky seawater at a locat...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin are determined to end the territorial di...

Experts are conducting more water tests at the contaminated Toyosu market, the site where the famous Tsukiji fish market...

Scientists in Kyoto will proceed with the world's first retinal transplants using cells grown from donor iPS stem cells....

Ruling party leaders in Japan support enacting a onetime law for Emperor Akihito to abdicate the throne.

A Japanese space transporter ends its mission after a failed attempt to collect space debris.

Reclamation work for a controversial US base relocation project in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Okinawa resumed to...

The Sapporo Snow Festival kicks off in northern Japan with 200 ice sculptures for visitors to enjoy.

Toyota Motor Corp. and Suzuki Motor Corp. announce they are aiming to forge a partnership with a focus on next-generati...