A magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Iriomote Island in southern Japan.

A low pressure system wallops Hokkaido with snow.

Graduating students try to outdo each other with unique costumes at the commencement of an art college in central Japan.

Osaka University green-lights plans for the world's first heart surgery using iPS stem cells.

60 years after opening, Tokyo Tower's observation deck gets a makeover.

A pair of mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games is chosen after primary school kids voted nationwide.

West Japan Railway says a crack in a bullet train undercarriage found last December may have been caused by lack of thic...

Passengers are stranded by an emergency stop 40 meters up a Universal Studio Japan roller coaster.

The Japan Olympic Committee honors the team's 13 medals, a Winter Olympics record for the nation.

Japan's government wants to make daycare free, but a survey shows 77% prefer easing waitlists.