People in the disaster-affected Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures observe a moment of silence exactly 12 years aft...

Japan marks 12 years since the magnitude-9.0 quake and a following tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan.

The twin giant panda cubs at Ueno Zoo begin training to spend time away from their mother.

A memorial takes place in Tokyo on the 78th anniversary of the Great Tokyo Air Raid and 100 years since the Great Kanto ...

East Japan Railway will test a self-driving vehicle that moves at the speed of people walking.

The Diamond Princess cruise ship, known for an outbreak of coronavirus on board, returns to Yokohama Port, south of Toky...

The official website of Japan Airlines becomes jammed after the company began discount sales of domestic flight tickets.

Snow umbrellas are being removed from trees in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, in central Japan.

A title presentation ceremony takes place for teenage Go prodigy Nakamura Sumire who in February became the youngest pla...

Japan ranks second worst in OECD countries regarding the role and influence of women in the workforce.