US Vice President Mike Pence inspects a PAC-3 missile interceptor battery at Japan's Defense Ministry.

Record snow is disrupting life along the Sea of Japan coast, particularly in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan.

Japan has a new tourism campaign touting its natural wonders to Westerners.

Tokyo shows off venues for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

165 passengers on low-cost carrier Peach enter Japan without undergoing immigration checks.

Princess Mako's wedding is postponed to 2020.

Fukui Prefecture gets the heaviest snowfall in 37 years.

Tokyo stocks plunge following record falls on Wall Street amid a global sell-off.

Authorities inspect the site where a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter crashed.

Meet Hana, a robot dog that can tell you when to change your socks.