Japan Post conducts a trial delivery of snail mail to residents in a remote area of Tokyo using a drone.

A 54-year-old passenger is arrested in Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, for disrupting train operations after lying tha...

Buddhist monks pray for the eradication of epidemics, including the novel coronavirus outbreak spreading around the worl...

Japan has its first female paratrooper, as Reina Hashiba completed training to join the Ground Self-Defense Force's 1st ...

Japan hopes to host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as planned following a videoconference by leaders of the Gro...

Japan plans to postpone Emperor Naruhito's and Empress Masako's planned visit to the United Kingdom this spring.

Online fashion mall operator Zozo has come up with a virtual shoe fitting service that recommends shoes that fit your si...

The Yokohama District Court sentences a former care worker to death for killing 19 residents with intellectual disabilit...

A nuclear reactor in southwestern Japan goes offline because its operator has been unable to complete building mandatory...

Takanawa Gateway Station opens in Tokyo, serving JR East's Yamanote loop line and Keihin Tohoku line. The futuristic sta...