Empress Emerita Michiko expresses hope for a smooth enthronement ceremony for her son as she turns 85.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe begins a marathon run of meetings with world leaders and dignitaries in town for the imperial ...

One of many obstacles in decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is the continued accumulation of radi...

68,000 households still have no water service in Fukushima Prefecture after Typhoon Hagibis. The storm killed 28 people ...

Japan decides to pardon 550,000 criminals in commemoration of Emperor Naruhito's enthronement.

Japan's government postpones Emperor Naruhito's enthronement parade scheduled for next Tuesday in the wake of damage cau...

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike is surprised at the International Olympic Committee's plan to move the 2020 Tokyo Olympic ma...

Japan's prime minister says the government will spend about 710 million yen ($6.5 million) to help typhoon-affected area...

The death toll of Typhoon Hagibis rises to 68 in Japan, with 15 others missing, as survivors pick up the pieces.

Freshly harvested rice for next month's Daijosai imperial succession ritual is placed in storage at the Imperial Palace.