At a Buddhist temple in western Japan, people pray for the dead with the toss of a one-yen coin.

10 Japanese medical schools are found to have discriminated against female and repeat applicants in their entrance exams...

Japan's government starts landfill work on the coast in Okinawa to relocate a controversial US military base despite loc...

Winemaking has reached new frontiers, with some makers aging the alcoholic beverage in the ocean.

Okinawa's governor asks the government to stop work on a US base move.

Japan's cabinet says its current economic expansion is the second longest since World War Two.

Tokyo announces the start of the flu season.

Japan's government proposes a record $880 billion national budget for fiscal 2019, with plenty allotted for the consumpt...

Nissan Motor submits a nearly 150,000-vehicle recall to the Transportation Ministry following the recent discovery of fa...

Geisha in Kyoto's Gion district and monks at Naritasan Shinshoji temple begin traditional New Year's rituals with just 1...