Around 80 worshippers bathed in ice water on Sunday at a shrine in Tokyo to pray for good health. Men only wore traditional ...

Tucked away in a corner of central Tokyo, the Extinct Media Museum lives up to its name. From Betacam videotapes to floppy ...

Japanese media say a sociology student attacked her classmates with a hammer during class after voicing frustration at being ...

“Japan’s ambitious decarbonisation plans and its role as a global hub for sustainable finance make it an extremely attractive ...

Inventor Kentaro Yoshifuji’s robots allow people to work at the Dawn cafe from anywhere in the world – ‘teleportation’ ...

Two men in Tokyo, Japan died after choking on mochi around New Years, and now officials are warning others to take care when ...

Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children. This is perfect material for ...

Japanese police have arrested a student suspected of a hammer attack at a Tokyo university, which local media said left ...

A pub in Tokyo is hosting a Burns night complete with haggis, neeps and tatties while a Japanese chef serenades diners with ...

Police have arrested a 22-year-old female student from the scene, and say it is unclear whether the attack was premeditated ...

The 608-pound bluefin tuna fetched the second-highest price ever paid at the annual new year auction at Tokyo’s main fish ...