Toyota-backed startup Joby Aviation gets the green light to begin test flights of its air taxi prototype.

The president of the tour operator says he "did not recognize" issues of a hatch that caused a fatal sightseeing boat ac...

A sushi conveyor belt with a touch of Japan's Kawaii culture opens in New York.

A member of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force goes temporarily missing with an automatic rifle during a training ex...

1,000 umbrellas are being displayed in the air at a Moomin theme park north of Tokyo.

A local films a monkey slamming into a window of her apartment.

A beer factory leak turns the usually crystal-clear waters blood red in Okinawa.

The National Printing Bureau unveils how it's preparing new banknotes that will be issued next year.

Renowned Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke is arrested on suspicion of assisting his mother's suicide.

Japan will test over-the-counter sales of morning-after pills.