Empress Michiko shows interest in anime classic Doraemon while visiting a literary museum in Toyama Prefecture.

An upscale department store in Osaka splurges on the first Muscat of Alexandria grapes auction of the year.

A massive fighting bull leads police on a chase and dents a patrol car before being recaptured.

Japan's ruling parties opt not to include language to create a female imperial line in a new bill allowing Emperor Akihi...

Kengo Kuma reveals his latest design for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium.

Princess Mako, who is to be engaged next year, visits a ceramics exhibition in Tokyo.

The government launches the first-ever week to help prevent accidents involving children and asking people to be careful...

A spate of accidents prompt police to ask street-legal go-kart operators to take safety measures.

Olympic organizers announce that elementary school students around Japan will vote on the mascot for the 2020 Tokyo Olym...

Japan's cabinet approves a bill to allow Emperor Akihito to abdicate.