The former principal of a Kobe elementary school where a teacher says he was bullied by older colleagues says the teache...

Recovery efforts begin in Japan after Typhoon Hagibis kills 59 and causes flooding and destruction.

ANA cancels all domestic flights in and out of Narita and Haneda airports while JR plans to cancel or reduce train servi...

Super Typhoon Hagibis, one of the most powerful ever to hit Japan, is expected to make landfall in the country's western...

Volunteers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics undergo training.

The annual Nagasaki Kunchi Festival colors the streets of this city in southwestern Japan.

Vintners in western Japan are busy preparing fresh bottles of wine.

A festival in southwestern Japan features dynamic fights between portable shrines.

Kumamoto Castle is open to the public at limited times as it undergoes restoration.

Akira Yoshino, a co-winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry, talks about the difficulties of lithium-ion battery ...