Abe makes ritual offering to Yasukuni via aide
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a ritual offering to controversial Yasukuni Shrine through his aide as Japan marks 72 ye...
read moreUS Osprey to join SDF drill
US Osprey aircraft will join Japan's Self-Defense Forces in drills beginning Friday.
read moreHoliday rush packs transportation routes
Planes, trains and automobiles are packed in Japan as folks return from their summer holidays.
read moreTorrential downpour hits Tokyo and vicinity
People in Tokyo and its vicinity experienced heavy rain this afternoon.
read moreTokyo Governor promotes traditional practice of sprinkling water
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike takes part in a promotional event of sprinkling water, a traditional practice to feel cooler...
read moreJapan commemorates 72nd anniversary of the end of WWⅡ
Japan's Emperor expresses deep remorse over World War Ⅱ at a memorial service in Tokyo.
read moreAbe and Trump discuss North Korea
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump agree the priority is to prevent North Korea from launc...
read more4 govs seek stronger defense against N.Korean missiles
Four Japanese governors ask Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for a stronger response to the North Korean missile threat.
read moreElderly woman finds ¥20m in trash
An elderly woman gets a shock when she finds ¥20m in the garbage.
read moreDefense Minister meets Okinawa Governor
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera visits Okinawa for the first time after his reappointment to the post.
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