Transport officials raid Nissan Motor's headquarters over a car inspection scandal.

Japan budgets over $30m for Emperor Akihito's 2019 abdication.

An exhibition on cats is underway at a science museum in Nagasaki.

Japan's Cabinet approves the largest general account budget in history for fiscal 2018.

A driverless bus takes to the streets of Tokyo's Marunouchi business district.

Kansai Electric Power Company tells Fukui Prefecture that it will decommission two reactors at Oi Nuclear Power Plant.

Capybaras at Ishikawa Zoo take a dip in a traditional yuzu bath on the shortest day of the year.

Ghost boats believed to be from North Korea are washing up on Japanese shores, causing problems for local communities.

Japan's Parliament considers demoting December 23, Emperor Akihito's birthday, from a national holiday to just a regular...

Municipalities around Japan record the coldest temperatures of the season as heavy snow damages grape crops in Hokkaido ...