A tea ceremony for the gods at a picturesque Shinto shrine and famous landmark draws crowds of people.

A slight majority of experts on a government panel on Imperial abdication support or conditionally support the abdicatio...

A Ferris wheel catches fire in western Japan but no one is injured.

A four-party review of three Tokyo Olympics venues keeps boat and swimming facilities but is unable to settle on a site ...

A firestorm of criticism over a skating rink freezing fish into its ice leads the operator to shut down the facility tem...

You better watch out! Santa Trump has come to town, roosting on a roof in western Japan in an annual Christmas parody.

A team of experts meets for the first time to rethink Tokyo's brand in the run-up to the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.

Santa Claus arrives a month ahead of the big day to bring some Christmas joy to Japan.

Fishermen in Toyama Prefecture are enjoying a spectacular haul of yellowtail, a popular winter delicacy, after one of th...

An insect museum in Ishikawa Prefecture unveils an unusual Christmas tree decorated with butterflies.