"Extremely powerful" typhoon Jebi is expected to rock western Japan when it makes landfall on Tuesday.

Princess Kako helps kick off a computer programming competition north of Tokyo by giving her first official address in E...

A new purse-style personal safety alarm is designed to make it easier for women to carry the devices.

Over 700 people are ordered to evacuate when heavy rain causes a major river in Yamagata Prefecture, northern Japan, to ...

People are embracing fun ways to reduce the millions of tons of edible food that is wasted in Japan each year.

At a preschool in Tokyo, a robot is helping to lighten the load of teachers and caregivers.

Public hearings open on how to dispose of tritium-laced water building up at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant.

An Olympic gymnast rocks Japan's gymnastics association with power harassment accusations.

Child abuse cases in Japan passed 130,000 for the first time ever in fiscal 2017.

A scandal over Japan's government padding disabled worker figures spreads to the Diet.