Japan's total health care expenses in fiscal 2015 set a record high for the 9th consecutive year.

A girl dies after eating fried food infected with O-157 E. coli bacteria bought at the same deli in Gunma where people s...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves for India to hold summit talks with his counterpart Narendra Modi.

Passengers on the Tokyo Monorail are stranded above the sea by a more than two-hour power outage.

A shortage of saury, a popular autumn treat, is disappointing fishermen, fans of the fish and putting popular festivals ...

Japan welcomes the sanctions resolution unanimously passed by the UN Security Council against North Korea.

Emperor Akihito's granddaughter Princess Kako departs Tokyo to study abroad at the University of Leeds in the UK.

Ueno Zoo releases footage to coincide with Tokyo's newest celebrity giant panda cub turning three months old.

Darth Vadar and director Rian Johnson promote the new Star Wars film at a revered Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan.

A Japanese parliament member says a top North Korean official told him the North would continue to raise the level of it...