Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock index set an all-time high on Monday, finishing above the 49,000 mark for the first time. This came ...

US Ambassador to Japan George Glass has indicated that Washington will be comfortable working with whoever becomes the next ...

Tokyo's benchmark stock index marked a fresh intraday record on Monday, topping 49,000 for the first time as uncertainties ...

Buying by foreign investors likely drove the hefty gains on Japan's stock markets earlier this month amid optimism about new ...

NHK has learned that an employee of Japan Post was ordered to deliver mail by bicycle amid extremely hot weather after ...

When a Japan Post worker was ordered to swap his motorbike for a bicycle in 35-degree heat, it reignited debate about ...

A very strong typhoon, Halong, is moving away from Japan after bringing extremely strong winds to Tokyo's Izu Islands on ...

Two bear attacks occurred in the same Japanese town on Saturday amid a rising number of incidents involving the animals.

Japanese weather officials say that in the first half of the week, temperatures are expected to be lower than usual for this ...

Japanese airlines are warning passengers not to put power banks in their bags due to the risk of fire. Inspectors at Tokyo's Haneda Airport detected about 20,000 items with lithium-ion batteries in ...

An increasing number of people in Japan are renting items to repel bears following a string of bear attacks.

Investigative sources told NHK that police have detained a former employee at a nursing care facility in Saitama Prefecture, ...