A chimpanzee escapes a zoo in western Japan but is captured hours later.

A speaking air conditioner and a hummable saxophone are among the array of products exhibited in this year's CEATEC.

Fast Retailing, which operates clothing store chain Uniqlo, posts record-high sales and logs an operating profit in the ...

Shogi prodigy Fujii Sota becomes the first player in history to hold all eight major titles.

Railfans pay 35,000 yen to take photos with limited-express trains that run in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

Three luxury matsutake mushrooms fetch 930,000 yen in the season's first auction in western Japan.

A baby sumo contest in which the first who cries wins takes place in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan.

The Nagasaki Kunchi festival featuring traditional dances takes place in southwestern Japan.

Central Japan Railway will offer 1.5-size seats on the Tokaido shinkansen bullet train connecting Tokyo with Shin-Osaka.

Rice is harvested on a field depicting professional skater Hanyu Yuzuru and ancient regional warlord Date Masamune.