A UNESCO advisory panel recommends adding the Mozu-Furuichi burial mound sites in Osaka to the World Heritage list.

An ancient turtle shell divination rite is used to select two prefectures to produce rice for an important succession ri...

A retail store in Tokyo decorates its elevators to look like Odakyu Line train cars.

In a town famous for ninjas even garbage men are getting in on the action.

From radishes to racy cars, landlords are offering some unique perks to attract tenants.

A 124-cm tall burlesque dancer performs to change the way people look at her.

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes parts of southwestern Japan.

Hundreds feast on noodles to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest instant noodle tasting event.

Emperor Naruhito performs his first rituals at the Imperial Palace since enthronement.

Japanese people are back at work after a 10-day holiday period known as "Golden Week." For most workers, it was the firs...