Shinzo Abe will meet Vladimir Putin and Xi Jingping when he visits Vladivostok from September 10th to 13th.

Princess Kako helps kick off a computer programming competition north of Tokyo by giving her first official address in E...

A scandal over Japan's government padding disabled worker figures spreads to the Diet.

Women's health leaders ask Japan's government to more proactively educate people about women's lives and health.

Empress Michiko plays piano at a music festival with a horn player while getting a little rest to the north of Tokyo in ...

Emperor Hirohito's anguish over his wartime responsibility has come to light in his chamberlain's diary.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party sets its leadership election for September 20.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe begins his summer holiday, dining with former leaders at his vacation home near Mt. Fuji.

Emperor Akihito speaks to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the end of WWII, the last such ceremony before he abdicate...

A funeral is held for anti-US base Governor Takeshi Onaga.