Japan's Self-Defense Forces search for 4 men after an ASDF helicopter apparently crashed in waters off central Japan.

A Japanese woman whose daughter was abducted by North Korea 40 years ago wants US President Donald Trump's help getting...

The US shows strong interest in a bilateral free trade deal during the second round of the Japan-US Economic Dialogue he...

Japan's Defense Ministry asks the US military to refrain from conducting flare drill flights above residential areas.

A traffic cop dies in western Japan while cracking down on a violation.

A group of drift drivers are arrested for using public roads as a circuit in Osaka.

The long-awaited move of Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market is to happen next fall.

A sake brewery in northern Japan gets down to business making this season's run of the age-old fermented beverage.

Ongoing volcanic activity prompts authorities to expand the no-entry zone around Mt. Shinmoe in southwestern Japan.

High-tech mausoleums and women-only graves are signs of changing approaches to death in Japan.