People in Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture are celebrating the upcoming Doll Festival in March by hanging doll ornaments.

A woman in western Japan is shaking up the all-male world of rickshaw drivers at a sacred Shinto shrine.

A traditional horse doll festival praying for children's health is held in central Japan.

A public primary school in Tokyo's ritzy Ginza creates a stir as it adopts Armani uniforms for pupils entering next Apri...

Japan has a new tourism campaign touting its natural wonders to Westerners.

Tokyo shows off venues for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Sumo champs celebrate an annual spring festival at a Buddhist temple near Narita Airport on the outskirts of Tokyo.

A self-taught artist in Shimane is crafting creations entirely from news inserts.

A government draft bill to cut secondhand smoke exposure will restrict use of e-cigarettes but offers an out for small e...

Meat lovers come from far and wide to try northern Japan's giant pork chop.