Empress Emerita Michiko turns 87 years old on October 20.

Campaigning for the House of Representatives election formally begins, with voting scheduled on October 31.

Japanese billionaire entrepreneur Maezawa Yusaku trains for space travel.

An annual trade show exhibits cutting-edge technologies.

Tokyo Dome turns into a walk-in mass vaccination center.

Princess Mako reports marriage to her ancestors ahead of her scheduled marriage.

Komuro Kei greets fiancee Princess Mako's parents prior to their marriage.

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio visits Fukushima Prefecture to see how the area has recovered from the 2011 Great East Japa...

Princess Mako takes part in her last imperial rite before marrying and losing her imperial status.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio sends a tree offering to the Yasukuni Shrine during its annual fall rites.