Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike sends the 2020 Olympic flag on a tour of areas hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disast...

Blowfish are dedicated to Ise Shrine on the 'Day of Fugu,' February 9th.

Ruling party leaders in Japan support enacting a onetime law for Emperor Akihito to abdicate the throne.

The Sapporo Snow Festival kicks off in northern Japan with 200 ice sculptures for visitors to enjoy.

People in Kagawa Prefecture are eating a unique local ehomaki for setsubun festival.

A committee is expected to approve the use of Japan Industrial Standard's hot springs mark alongside the international o...

Japan's Imperial Couple is taking it easy at the Hayama Imperial Villa after Emperor Akihito developed a mild fever.

Tepco finds possible nuclear fuel debris at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

An F-15 fighter jet loses a wheel at an airport in Naha, Okinawa, disrupting commercial flights.

A train in Tokyo gets a makeover for Valentine's Day.