A small but beloved zoo in northeast Japan's Yamagata Prefecture has reopened after renovations and now features a unique ...

Panda fans in Japan are keeping their eyes on Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, twin giant pandas at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens, ...

Police in eastern Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture mistakenly arrested a Thai woman for not carrying her passport, failing to ...

Services were temporarily disrupted Wednesday on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line connecting Tokyo and Osaka after a ...

In 1954, when Kobayashi's grandfather founded the business, Japan was entering a period of rapid economic growth, and the ...

HIROSHIMA -- "The people have the power," U.S. punk rock legend Patti Smith called out to a crowd of some 250 people in ...

A runaway Shiba Inu was safely captured on a highway near Tokyo on April 29, thanks to cooperation from drivers and ...

A music festival held in this southwestern Japan city on Showa Day on April 29 took visitors back in time with a series of ...

A self-driving shuttle bus used to ferry visitors to the World Exposition in Osaka had a minor collision with a wall Monday ...

TOKYO -- The Eiken Foundation of Japan has started a new English test level. It is called "Grade Pre-2 Plus." This new test ...

Japan's chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said a second round of talks with the United States over its higher duties ...

The leaders of Japan and the Philippines agreed Tuesday on the start of discussions to pave the way for key security pacts, ...