Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instructs the ruling party to debate introducing daylight saving time for the Tokyo 2020 Olymp...

Hiroshima marks the 73rd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing.

Nearly 2,300 households are issued an evacuation order after a torrential rainfall hits northern Japan.

Hiroshima continues restoration one month after deadly rainfall.

Eight patients in a university hospital in western Japan die from a virus infection.

Japanese electronics giant Sharp will put an end to domestic production of appliances and focus on AI and IOT-related pr...

Ambient temperatures around the nation become higher than body temperature.

Exchange students from the University of Buffalo learn kumiki wood joinery from artisans in Hida and use technology to t...

Men take a portable shrine for a dip in a waterfall in an ancient summer rite in Akita Prefecture, northern Japan.

Maiko in full dress and makeup visit their teachers in 98 degree heat to observe a traditional holiday.