Shoppers at this electronics chain will be able to use virtual currency.

The city of Osaka certified a gay couple as foster parents for the first time.

Elementary schools in Tokyo hold entrance ceremonies amid cherry blossoms in full bloom.

The King and Queen of Spain are visiting Japan as state guests until Friday.

Tokyo's famous Meiji Shrine is hit by a serial stainer.

The public and private sectors across Japan welcome new recruits with initiation ceremonies.

Cherry blossoms officially reach full bloom in Tokyo and elsewhere after taking their own sweet time to do so.

A craftsman in northern Japan is creating custom lamps from hyotan gourds.

People in western Japan join an obstacle race with heavy shopping bicycles called "mama chari" or "mama bikes."

Cash tipping isn't done in Japan, so a young man has come up with a different way of saying thanks--the 'Japanese Tip.'