Japan's Princess Kako meets with youth from around the world.

The Japan Coast Guard gets a 1,500-ton-class patrol ship.

Japan sends a Self-Defense Force aircraft to quake-hit Turkey.

A Chinese navy survey ship enters Japan's territorial waters for the first time this year.

Hundreds of competitors enjoy the first snow ball battle in three years in northern Japan.

Bank of Japan's next possible governor Ueda Kazuo thinks the Bank's current monetary easing policies are "appropriate" a...

Researchers announce they have successfully carried out an experimental cell therapy using iPS cells for a patient with ...

A wild boar appears at the Ikenotaira Onsen Ski Area in Myoko, Niigata Prefecture and attacks visitors using the slopes.

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan and Ajinomoto announce price hikes for a number of their products.

Kurds living in Japan seek help over damage sustained by their people in Turkey where a powerful earthquake occurred on ...