The Japanese government compiles a draft plan to tackle the declining birthrate, including strengthening economic suppor...

Cherry blossoms at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo will be lit up at night, featuring digital art such as projec...

Railway operator Tokyu's tourism train that normally operates in eastern Japan will make a regional excursion to the wes...

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announces 225 newly approved textbooks that will go i...

Cherry blossoms at Miidera, a Buddhist temple in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, are lit up at night for a limited time...

Tokyo Electric Power Company releases photos of its remote-controlled robot survey inside the No. 1 reactor at the Fukus...

Chinese authorities crack down on a website for pirated Japanese anime, interrogating and searching four suspects and de...

In an updated evacuation plan, officials ask residents to evacuate on foot if Mt. Fuji erupts.

The Japan Coast Guard appoints the first female captain to patrol vessel Sagami.

The Japanese government chooses 139 special tours to attract foreign tourists.