mperor Naruhito plants rice seedlings in an annual event at the Imperial Palace.

A kangaroo that was fighting with another one attacks a zookeeper in Nagasaki Prefecture.

A 78-year-old woman goes missing after heavy rain drenches Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

Ducklings born at a temple in Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto move to a river with a little help from people in the nei...

Twenty-one cases of infection with the double mutant coronavirus variant from India have been confirmed in Japan.

A tulip fair opens in central Japan featuring some 3 million tulips of 300 varieties.

The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route has fully reopened again after part of the road closed for the winter is cut through up...

Unseasonal snow falls in northern Japan in early April, covering cherry buds in some areas.

A massive fire breaks out in Shimane Prefecture, destroying around 20 houses and forcing 50 people to evacuate.

Fishermen in Toyama Prefecture catch 800 kilograms of Japanese glass shrimp on the first day of this year's fishing seas...