Japan's banks may soon be closing on weekdays amid a lack of customers in the countryside.

Finance Ministry officials get their first sexual harassment prevention lecture following a sexual misconduct scandal in...

A new luxury tourist train will connect Tokyo to the Izu Peninsula, an area of resorts and hot springs southwest of the ...

Unseasonably chilly weather strikes Tokyo after nearly a week of summer-like temperatures during the extended Golden Wee...

The nation's measles outbreak reaches 119 confirmed cases.

A crowd of people watch a phantom waterfall appear out of nowhere and right on schedule in Nagano Prefecture.

The Japan Meteorological Agency declares the rainy season's arrival in the southwest Amami islands.

A ruling holding a school liable for the deaths of 23 children in Japan's 2011 tsunami may be appealed to the supreme co...

Horseback riders challenge a steep slope at a shrine in central Japan. Called Age Uma, the ritual signals luck in this y...

Tens of thousands turn out to celebrate and support sexual diversity at Tokyo's annual Rainbow Pride parade.