Bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were temporarily halted Friday after a fire broke out near a track in central ...

Police in Tokyo have arrested a 31-year-old Chinese unemployed man on suspicion of stealing a tote bag containing around 40,000 yen in cash and other items from a woman on her way home. Police said ...

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The average price of new condominiums released last year in central Tokyo topped 100 million yen ($639,000) for the second year in a row, as costs for building materials remained high, according to ...

A report concludes that human error caused the deadly collision at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in January. The pilot of the Japan Coast Guard plane misinterpreted air ...

Students headed to nearly 200 testing sites on Nov. 27 across Tokyo to take the first English speaking test with the results forming part of the entrance exams for metropolitan high schools.

People across the globe hit the streets to welcome the arrival of a new year. Japan's capital, Tokyo, is no exception as the end of the year approaches. On New Year's Eve, the sound of bell ringing ...

Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese ...

Simone Biles’ decision to withdraw from the team and individual all-around competitions at the Tokyo Olympics has opened eyes to the pressures behind the gold. “It’s been a long week ...