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.

Lucky railfans get a rare chance to ride aboard the Shinkansen bullet train test engine “Doctor Yellow”.

The symbol of Japan-US friendship is now in full bloom in Washington DC.

The SL Ginga, a steam-hauled “joyful train” which operates in Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan, will be retired fr...

Japan Post tests country's first out-of-sight drone flights over residential areas.