Princess Mako, granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, returns from her official visit to Bhutan.

A mother whose boy was bullied after fleeing the Fukushima nuclear disaster said his scars are deep.

The Meteorological Agency announces the start of the rainy season for most parts of Japan.

Five workers were exposed to high levels of radiation when nuclear fuel powder spilled at a research lab in Ibaraki Pref...

Another of Japan's nuclear reactors is restarted, bringing to 5 the total number in operation.

Sagawa Express introduces a four-day workweek for new recruits in Tokyo and Yamanashi Prefecture.

White lion twins born at a park in western Japan in May are getting ready for public display.

A pair of intrepid birds skirts danger in southwest Japan, hatching six eggs inside an automatic carwash.

Princess Mako, Emperor Akihito's granddaughter, watches competitive archery in Bhutan in the eastern Himalayas.

A Japanese auto parts maker launches a product that puts a spring into the step of elderly people. The gear has neither ...