Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces plans to push raise the consumption tax from 8% to 10% in October 2019.

Performers in white fox outfits defy gravity on bamboo poles towering 10 meters above ground at a shrine in southwestern...

Kids prowl the streets enacting Otsukimi Dorobo, a traditional Japanese version of Halloween.

The Japanese government releases an outline of a draft revision to expand eligibility for skilled foreign workers.

Japan will add special national holidays next year to commemorate the enthronement of the new emperor.

Tokyo's Tsukiji market, famous for its tuna auctions, closes after more than 80 years and is replaced by the gleaming ne...

A new poll shows Japanese people's perceptions of China remained poor while Chinese views of Japan improved.

Japan's government will give nearly $1m to Princess Ayako upon her marriage to a commoner.

Rubella is spreading in Japan and authorities say about 80 percent of cases are male.

The first tuna auctions are held at Tokyo's new Toyosu market as the controversial facility opens amid hiccups.