At a zoo in Tokyo, panda cub Xiang Xiang is getting ready to part ways from her mom.

Japan's defense ministry resumes preparations for a controversial US base landfill project off Henoko, Okinawa.

A Japanese electronics maker unveils chocolates with flavors selected by AI to symbolize events of the past years.

Furoshiki traditional Japanese wrapping cloth goes on show in Paris to mark 160 years of Japan-France relations.

The secretary general of a local assembly in Yamagata Prefecture, northwest Japan is fired for voyeurism in a women's ba...

The speaker of a town assembly in Okinawa Prefecture is finally decided after 99 elections.

Major department stores in Tokyo announce lucky bags for the Heisei Era's last New Year's sale.

A fire breaks out in Tokyo's trendy Shibuya district as folks are celebrating Halloween.

The former chairman of Tokyo Electric says he doesn't recall a report on the risk of a tsunami presented three years bef...

More possible so-called North Korean ghost ships have washed ashore in northern Japan.