The capital of Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido receives the largest amount of snowfall this winter.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asks Cabinet ministers to strengthen countermeasures against a new coronavirus.

Tsukuba Botanical Garden produces a 2-meter tall corpse flower, titan arum, that gives off a foul odor.

A giant Olympic emblem is pulled across Tokyo Bay on a barge before being installed on an island there.

A 120 cm "living fossil" frilled shark is captured off the coast of Wakayama Prefecture in Japan, but dies in captivity ...

The Japan Self-Defense Forces' only parachute unit undergoes tough training to defend the island nation. Unsung heroes p...

The first annual New Year's poetry reading is held at the Imperial Palace following the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito...

Japan's health ministry confirms the country's first case of infection with a new coronavirus believed to be causing an ...

Officials in Tokyo spend nearly 27,000 USD tearing down a decaying house.

A boat-commuting experiment is carried out in Tokyo in hopes to ease train congestion.