“I announce that Ishiba Shigeru is the elected Prime minister, after the runoff result.” Ishiba Shigeru was chosen as Japan's ...

A Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper, operating off the coast of Fukuoka Prefecture in southwestern Japan, ...

Princess Yuriko of Mikasa has been in declining health at St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo.Imperial Household ...

Twin baby Eurasian otters were put on display starting November 8 at Zoorasia in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.The ...

Key opposition lawmaker Tamaki Yuichiro admitted on November 11 to having an extramarital affair.The leader of the ...

The Tokyo High Court ruled on October 30 that the denial of same-sex marriage recognition violates the Constitution ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted the autumn garden party on October 30.   Among the approximately 1,400 ...

A United Nations panel has called on Japan to revise the imperial house law to "guarantee the equality of men and ...

Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru is soon expected to call on the Democratic Party For the People for partial cooperation, ...

Workers covered up the iconic Hachiko dog statue in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward on October 30 ahead of Halloween.The popular ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced on October 28 that the suspended test removal of melted fuel debris in ...

A large and very strong Typhoon Kong-rey, also known as Typhoon No. 21 in Japan, is intensifying while moving northward ...