The first meeting of the government's expert panel to discuss national defense spending and funding is held.

Prince Hisahito visits Ise Jingu, a Shinto shrine in central Japan, for the first time without being accompanied by fami...

Princess Kako watches a national athletics competition for deaf athletes in Tokyo.

East Japan Railway introduces a black train on the JR Yamanote loop line in Tokyo to commemorate 150 years since the sta...

Japanese astronaut Wakata Koichi is preparing for his record fifth spaceflight, set to take off on October 6.

The first snow for the winter season falls on the summit of Mt. Fuji.

Notojima Aquarium in Ishikawa Prefecture releases one of its whale sharks back into the ocean.

A state funeral is held for former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo who was fatally shot in July.

US Vice President Kamala Harris is in Japan to attend the state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.

Tokyo is on high alert, with about 20,000 police officers mobilized to ensure security surrounding the state funeral for...