Japan will punish cryptocurrency exchanges after they allowed hackers to steal huge amounts of money.

12 South Koreans are arrested in Japan for smuggling 36 kilos of gold worth $1.6m.

Tokyo's Ueno Zoo releases new video of adorable panda cub Xiang Xiang.

Japan's government expresses doubt over North Korea's intent to denuclearize in exchange for security guarantees.

Japan's Emperor and Empress may visit areas near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in June.

The President of Kobe Steel will resign April 1st to take responsibility for a data tampering scandal.

Mt. Shinmoe in southwest Japan erupts massively, grounding more than 90 flights at Kagoshima airport.

A mysterious yellow waterfall attracts people to the backcountry of a ski resort in northern Japan.

Leading Japanese car makers team up on a new venture to boost the number of hydrogen fuel stations.

Japan's meteorological agency says the La Nina effect was behind an unusually cold winter in western Japan.