Aspiring actresses enter the popular Takarazuka Music School. Graduates join Takarazuka's famous cross-dressing musical ...

An icebreaker cruise ship goes to work helping to shred the icy surface of Lake Akan in Hokkaido, northern Japan, in pre...

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito has wrapped up a five-day visit to Malaysia.

Important cultural property Kumamoto Castle, damaged by major earthquakes in April 2016, could take 20 years to restore....

The largest shopping mall in Ginza, Tokyo's ritzy shopping district, is set to open April 20.

Tokyo University, Japan's most prestigious, welcomes more than 3100 freshmen.

Popular figure skater Mao Asada holds a retirement presser in the wake of her announcement she was ending her career Mon...

A group of disabled people get the first look at a spot famous for cherry blossom viewing.

A government-affiliated research institute forecasts the nation's population will drop below the 100-million mark around...

Japan government sources say tensions related to North Korea could escalate following the US military strike in Syria an...