People rejoice as a Japan-born sumo wrestler is promoted to the sports' top rank for the first time in nearly two decade...

Police arrest a student on suspicion of throwing and injuring a station employee at a monorail station in Kyushu, southw...

Toyota Motor Corp. announces it will invest $600 million in production facilities in the US state of Indiana and add 400...

The Skylark family restaurant group is introducing self-pay technology at outlets in Tokyo.

Heavy snowfall in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, strands more than 200 cars.

Joint cyber security training gets under way to protect infrastructure ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

A winter cold front is bringing more paralyzing snowfalls to the Sea of Japan coast.

A panel considering how Japan's emperor could abdicate summarizes its main points of debate.

Suicides in Japan dropped below 22,000 for the first time in 22 years last year.

A paraglider with muscular dystrophy is inspiring folks in Japan.