The cabinet approves a revised civil code lowering the age of adulthood to 18 from 20.

Japan's Finance Ministry altered documents on a cut-rate land deal to hide a link to the wife of Prime Minister Shinzo A...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe apologizes for the Finance Ministry altering official government documents.

The Finance Ministry admits personnel altered official documents related to the controversial sale of state-owned land t...

Researchers unveil a facial construction based on a genetic analysis of the remains of a woman who died around 3,800 yea...

The nation is observing the 7th anniversary since the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.

A young woman pursuing her dream of becoming a pilot takes her last flight at the Japan Aviation High School.

A Finance Ministry regional official involved in a controversial land deal is found to have possibly committed suicide.

The number of child abuse incidents reported by police in 2017 increased by more than 10,000 to top 65,000.

Japan will punish cryptocurrency exchanges after they allowed hackers to steal huge amounts of money.