No Comment Elephants show off their calligraphy skills at a zoo near Tokyo 2018 is the Year of the Dog in the Chinese zodiac and one of the elephants wrote the Chinese character for "dog" on a piece of white paper. 03/01/2018
No Comment Discover Japan's Winter purification ceremony in ice-cold water Before every New Year, this group of women and men step into the river in Takayama to conduct a Shinto ritual 31/12/2017
No Comment Zenkoji year end temple cleaning Monks at Zenkoji temple in Nagano City, central Japan, brush off the dust accumulated throughout this year in a traditional ritual 29/12/2017
No Comment Japan: 'Miracle Pine' is felled A symbol of hope and resilience after surviving the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake - but lengthy exposure to sea water has damaged the 25-meter-tall "miracle pine tree." 27/12/2017
Japan Ex-US Army deserter to North Korea dies He called his desertion a mistake that led him to spend most of his life captive in the isolated Communist state. 12/12/2017
Japan An app to help pregnant women find train seats is being trialled in To Tokyo is trialling an app allowing a pregnant women to send a message when she wants a seat, which will then look for pre-registered users who have said they are willing to give up theirs. 12/12/2017
Global Japan Promoting reconciliation through sport in Bosnia Japan participates in the reconciliation process in Bosnia by bringing children together through sport. 11/12/2017
Japan North Koreans arrested amid mystery boat arrivals off Japan Some 28 cases of North Korean boats found drifting off Japan or grounded last month raise suspicions about possible infiltration by spies 09/12/2017
Japan Tokyo's 2020 mascots to be chosen by kids Elementary school students will vote to select the winning pair of mascots for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games. 07/12/2017
Sport Judo: Japan scores 12 out of 14 medals in Tokyo Grand Slam The second and final day of the Tokyo Grand Slam saw Mongolia’s Otgonbaatar Lkhagvasuren become our man of the day. 03/12/2017
Sport Tokyo Grand Slam 2017: Japan scores gold on day one Before the action got underway,the Judo World reflected on the tragic loss of two family members. 02/12/2017
Japan Japan: Emperor Akihito set to abdicate in April 2019 He will become the first Japanese emperor to abdicate in more than 200 years, having expressed fears that old age and failing health might make it hard for him to fulfil his duties 01/12/2017
Japan Fireball lights up skies over Japan The fireball which lit up Japanese night skies was probably a fragment of an asteroid that burnt up on contact with the Earth's atmosphere 22/11/2017
Japan No more alcohol for US troops in Japan US military imposes alcohol ban on troops stationed in Japan 20/11/2017
Economy Nissan admits decades of quality control neglect Company says will hire more skilled quality control inspectors and review internal structures. 17/11/2017
Japan Trump said America's economy was better than Japan's and he was probably right "You've built one of the world's most powerful economies. I don't know if it's as good as ours. I think not," Trump said to the Japanese people 09/11/2017
Japan Japan's "black widow" murder accused sentenced to death A court in Kyoto has convicted a 70-year-old Japanese woman of a series of killings of elderly men by poisoning 07/11/2017
Japan Drone loses control injuring six in Japan The machine was scattering sweets as part of a robotics showcase when it crashed into the crowd 06/11/2017
Japan Trump dumps full box of fish food into Japanese koi pond The US President showed off an interesting technique while feeding carps with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe 06/11/2017
Japan Trump and Abe talk trade and golf tactics at start of Asian tour The US president's visit to Asia is the longest tour by an American leader in a quarter of a century 05/11/2017
Sport Triathlon World Cup winners crowned Cook and van Riel take home gold in the 2017 ITU Trithlon World Cup 05/11/2017
Japan Trump arrives in Japan for Asian tour Donald Trump has arrived in Tokyo for his tour of Asia and issued a warning to nations which underestimate the US. 05/11/2017
Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup match schedule The organisers of the 2019 Rugby World Cup have announced the schedule for all 48 matches at the ninth tournament to be held in Asia for the first time 02/11/2017
Japan Japanese company gives non-smoking employees six extra days holiday a year The new incentive was brought into play after an employee complained about the amount of time other staff members spent on their breaks 01/11/2017
No Comment Capybaras enjoy a hot spring bath at a Tokyo zoo Capybaras at a zoo north of Tokyo enjoy a hot spring bath as visitors take photos of the relaxing rodents 27/10/2017