KM Biologics will start clinical trials this month for the children's coronavirus vaccine the company is developing.

A groper is arrested after the victim uses a smartphone app designed to repel molesters on trains.

Emperor Naruhito plants rice at the Imperial Palace in an annual event started by his grandfather.

A gigantic slide is set up at Tsutenkaku Tower as part of efforts to attract more visitors to the landmark of Osaka in w...

The first auction of the season for Miyazaki Prefecture’s premiere mango brand Taiyo no Tamago, fetching a record high p...

Japanese 100-yen shop Daiso opens a new flagship location in the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, their first globally.

An event showing the central project of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai was held in Tokyo on April 18.

The exchange rate for the Japanese yen falls to the 128 yen per U.S. dollar level for the first time in about 20 years.

Residents are slowly returning to the battle-scarred Ukrainian town of Irpin after the withdrawal of Russian troops.

Japan is set to send protective masks, clothing and drones to Ukraine.