The operator of Tokyo's Yamanote loop line has decided to allow limited outside staff to view real-time footage from security cameras installed in the trains in case of emergency.

Candidates in favor of advancing a survey to select a nuclear waste disposal site have won a majority in a town assembly election in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

The head of a UN agency that provides support to Palestinian refugees has called on the international community to squarely face the decades-old issue.

Japanese fishers have been unable to start this season's operations to catch Okhotsk Atka mackerel in waters around Kunashiri Island. This follows Russia's decision not to engage in bilateral talks on the safety of Japanese fishing boats.

Sources say Johnny & Associates, a Japanese talent agency at the center of a sex abuse scandal involving its late founder, is considering setting up a new company to manage its performers.

Japan has refuted North Korea's assertions at the UN General Assembly over the release of treated and diluted water into the ocean from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Policymakers at the Bank of Japan have decided to leave the central bank's easing program unchanged as they wrapped up their two-day meeting on Friday.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has won this year's Global Goalkeeper Award for his contribution to pursuing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Japan's Crown Prince and Princess Akishino have started their trip to Vietnam to mark 50 years of diplomatic ties between Japan and Vietnam.

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake has struck northeastern Japan. Officials say there is no threat of tsunami.

A major Japanese steelmaker has shut down the last blast furnace at its plant in the city of Kawasaki, near Tokyo.

Japan's government says airport and seaport facilities need to be ready for use in the event of emergencies in order to bolster the country's defense capability.