Japan’s Minister of Health Goto Shigeyuki announces a lessening of restrictions for people who have tested positive for ...

A heavy snow warning is issued for Tokyo for the first time in four years.

The fatty Himi-yellowtail season kicks off in Toyama Prefecture.

A Toyota Motor employee is referred to prosecutors on suspicion of negligent driving.

Domestic holiday travel doubled from a year ago, nearly reaching pre-pandemic levels.

The number of traffic fatalities for 2021 has reached a record low of 2,636 according to the National Police Agency, mar...

Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko addresses metropolitan government employees, and asks for a proactive approach in dealing wi...

The Okinawa prefectural government reports 623 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection on January 5, nearly three t...

A tiger attacks staffers at Nasu Safari Park north of Tokyo, injuring three of them.

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio visits Ise Jingu, a major Shinto shrine in central Japan, and gives a New Year press confer...