Japan's education ministry and three major online flea market operators agree to ban transactions of school homework.

Japanese ministries overstated employment of the disabled by twice, according to a new probe.

Momoko Sakura, creator of the popular Chibi Maruko-chan manga and anime series, dies at 53 of breast cancer.

Women's health leaders ask Japan's government to more proactively educate people about women's lives and health.

People enjoy "Pearl Fuji," the fantastical sight of the full moon directly over Mt. Fuji.

Empress Michiko plays piano at a music festival with a horn player while getting a little rest to the north of Tokyo in ...

A fire festival stretching back centuries marks the end of summer for Japan's iconic peak.

An autonomous taxi trial kicks off on the streets of Tokyo in what the operator said is a world first.

Powerful typhoon Cimaron leaves a trail of destruction including flooding and landslides in western Japan.

Misa Matsushima, 26, becomes Japan's first woman fighter pilot.