Thousands of people turn out for the inaugural Sorajiro Festival and learn what they can do to protect the planet in the...

Ruling lawmakers abandon the idea of passing legislation during the current Diet session to crackdown on secondhand ciga...

Researchers at a government research institute confirm a major and potentially game-changing rare metal deposit off the ...

Japan's environment minister says Trump turned his back on human wisdom in pulling the US from the Paris climate accord.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike quits Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party to lead her Tokyoites First group into the Jul...

Japanese and US warships are conducting maneuvers in the Sea of Japan.

People in Nagoya get the opportunity to rent a room in the newly restored Hommaru Palace.

The USS Ronald Reagan is filmed by a Nippon TV-NNN crew cruising the Tsugaru Strait in the wake of North Korea's ballist...

Princess Mako leaves for Bhutan on her first official tour abroad since the news of her upcoming engagement.

Firefly season begins in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, attracting visitors.