The Bank of Japan maintains its monetary policy, sending the yen plunging and pushing up Japanese stocks.

A Japan Coast Guard patrol ship runs aground off Niigata Prefecture.

The Maritime Self-Defense Force says that it is very likely that its destroyer had operation issues before it ran agroun...

Japan marks the 28th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.

A woman dies after being stabbed near Hakata Station in southwestern Japan.

McDonald's Japan raises prices on around 80% of the products on the menu.

A 5.5-kilogram Banpeiyu citrus receives the "jumbo award" in a local competition in southwestern Japan.

Japanese drug maker Eisai applies for the approval of new Alzheimer's drug in the country.

20-year-olds perform Japanese archery at an annual archery event in a temple in Kyoto.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says he was able to confirm coopeartion with his counterparts during his week-long...