PM Abe set to dissolve the House of Representatives
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to prepare to dissolve the lower house, while the opposition parties consider it as an e...
read moreAbe heads to NY for UN assembly
Japan's prime minister flies to New York to attend the United Nation General Assembly.
read more'Sake taxi' tasting tours launch in Kagawa
Our reporter gets tipsy in a new "sake taxi" in western Japan.
read moreTyphoon Talim to drench main islands
Large and powerful typhoon Talim is bearing north towards Japan's main islands.
read morePeople in Japan react to N. Korea missile alert
People in various parts of Japan react to alert systems in the wake of North Korea's missile launch.
read moreN. Korean diplomat defends missile launch
A senior North Korean diplomat defends Friday's ballistic missile launch as a normal process in strengthening the countr...
read moreJapan PM Abe warns N. Korea of 'no bright future'
Japan's Prime Minister Abe says there will be no bright future for North Korea if it continues to take actions like Frid...
read moreHow to be younger for longer
Japan is a home to some of the longest-living-people in the world. And now, the nation is trying to come up with measure...
read moreCrowds cheer Princess Mako's engagement
Crowds cheered Princess Mako's engagement on her first official duty after it was announced.
read moreTyphoon Talim slams Miyako Island
Electricity is out over wide areas on Japan's southern Miyako Island as powerful typhoon Talim heads north toward the ma...
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