Tokyo decided that it will extend the Self Defense Force's peacekeeping operations in South Sudan until March 2017. If a...

Dignitaries and people from all walks of life attend Prince Mikasa's funeral.

A four-party group reviewing the 2020 Tokyo Olympics remains undecided over plans to scrap some new venues over costs.

Winter arrives early in northern Japan with a blast of snow.

Over 170 people got in samurai costumes to march in the annual "Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu" parade.

The Japanese government has decided to assign the Self Defense Forces in South Sudan new security duties to protect othe...

A World Cup for street performers is being held in Shizuoka, Japan.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledges $8b for Myanmar in meeting with Aun San Suu Kyi.

A rocket carrying Japan's latest weather observation satellite launches from Tanegashima Space Center in southwest Japan...

Soaring vegetable prices force a city in central Japan to cancel school lunch for two days this winter.