Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force holds its annual live firing drill in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.

A large-scale testing of the perovskite solar cells begins in Tokyo, with Governor Koike Yuriko attending the kickoff ev...

Two Yubari melons fetch 3.5 million yen in the season's first auction in Sapporo, northern Japan.

Princess Kako attends a ceremony of the national urban greening festival in Sendai, northeastern Japan.

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a memorial ceremony for civilian sailors who died during World War II.

A mountain reflection on terraced rice paddy fields in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, is popular among amateur photogr...

The Aoi festival takes place in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto, with Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Mich...

Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko, visits areas affected by the Great ...

Sanja Matsuri, a traditional early-summer event in Tokyo, returns in full for the first time in four years.

Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko visit Chuguji, a Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, western Japan.