A research reveals that smartphone use may have brought Japan's fifth-graders' physical strength and athletic abilities ...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves Japan to attend a trilateral summit with China and South Korea.

Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akhito turns 86 today.

Winter lights are illuminating Tokyo -- and some of them use waste oil.

NASA administrator tells Nippon TV that a Japanese astronaut would likely be the next man to land on the moon.

Local children in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture enjoy sledding with Santa.

Japan's emperor and his family attend a charity movie preview.

Police are considering checking the driving skills of the elderly at the time of their license renewal.

Within less than eight months to go until the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, groups and individuals are trying to ...

Yearly Kabuki event Kaomise Kogyo, a serious of plays with all-star casts, has begun at Minamiza Theatre in Kyoto.