A 9-year-old girl was seriously injured on Sunday by a falling signboard for a Halloween event in Kobe, breaking her leg.

A driver of a Ferrari that suddenly burst into flames while cruising along a central Fukuoka street on Sunday was lucky to escape the inferno.

Trade ministers from the Group of Seven nations have called for immediately ending measures that unnecessarily restrict trade. (NHK)

Currently many university students are poor so they need support from their new papas or mamas. (Japanese Comedian Meshida)

A team of Japanese researchers says they have found that mammalian embryos develop normally in space under microgravity conditions. (NHK)

Around 1,000 demonstrators from Japan’s Muslim community gathered in the Ichigaya district of Tokyo near the Israeli Embassy on Sunday to protest against the bombing of Gaza. (Arab News)

Japan's National Theatre, which is closing at the end of this month for reconstruction, held its final ceremony on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on its 57-year history.

As clear blue skies spread across Japan, autumn leaves are at their peak in Oku-Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture.

The manager of a sex club in Shinjuku, Tokyo, has been arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting public indecency.

A fire drill was conducted at a World Heritage site in central Japan to protect the traditional steep-angled, thatched houses by creating water curtains. (NHK)

The yellow hornet(Vespa simillima) is a well-known natural enemy of the Japanese honey bee, which attacks our colonies during the summer and fall. (Japanese natural beekeeping)

Japan Mobility Show, reborn from the ashes of The Tokyo Motor Show, an automobile festival that was canceled due to COVID-19, opened to the public on Friday, with a record-breaking 475 enterprises and startups participating.

Picture this: You've posted the most amazing photo or video on Instagram and are convinced it will break the internet. However, it's not getting the amount of engagements you had imagined. (newsonjapan.com)

In the midst of Japan's enchanting blend of tradition and innovation, a pressing issue looms, challenging the balance between humans and nature in the nation. (ucanews.com)

An explosion at a sushi restaurant in Osaka on Saturday afternoon has injured 12 people, including customers and staff.

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has proposed raising the upper limit on annual insurance premiums for self-employed people by 20,000 yen starting next year.

A court in Osaka has ordered the removal of a protruding tail of a three-dimensional dragon signboard outside a popular ramen shop in Osaka's Minami district.

A security camera installed in a residential area in Tokyo has captured a foreigner wearing a yukata running amok.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has started a campaign where you can enjoy sushi for 30 percent less.

We're staying at a traditional style Kyoto townhouse called a Machiya converted into a hotel. (Paolo fromTOKYO)

A 92-year-old former top bureaucrat sentenced to five years in prison over a fatal Tokyo car accident in 2019 was ordered Friday to pay around 140 million yen ($932,000) to bereaved family members of the accident that sparked a debate on elderly drivers in rapidly graying Japan. (Kyodo)

A 75-year-old man has been arrested after his car hit 3 second-grade elementary school students, leaving one boy unconscious and the other 2 hospitalized with fractures.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has told lawmakers of the ruling parties to work out the details of a tax cut and subsidies plan as part of a new economic package. (NHK)

Fans of baseball's Hanshin Tigers are at fever pitch ahead of Saturday's start to the Japan Series, with the country's most passionately supported team desperate to win only their second national title. (AFP)

The number of shops and staff at Japan's Narita Airport has taken a big hit since the start of the pandemic. The slump comes at a difficult time for the transport hub, which is facing a resurgence in tourists and other travelers. (NHK)