Japan's Emperor Naruhito turned 66 on Monday. Ahead of his birthday, he spoke to reporters at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

Participants at a Takeshima Day ceremony have called for an early resolution of the territorial issue concerning the ...

Senior foreign and defense officials from Japan and the United States met in Washington on Thursday to discuss ways to ...

The chief of the tax commission of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has expressed concern over US President Donald Trump's announcement of a new 15 percent tariff for many countries.

A fish festival is underway at Yoyogi Park in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. It features seafood from Fukushima, a prefecture hit hard by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

A memorial for 185 victims of a massive earthquake in southern New Zealand 15 years ago has been held in Christchurch.

NASA says it will likely postpone until April or later a mission to send astronauts around the moon, citing a newly discovered technical issue. The agency had initially targeted a February launch, ...

All 20 people, including two children, have been rescued from an elevator at Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward after being ...

A spokesperson for Afghanistan's interim Taliban government said that dozens of people, including women and children, had ...

Chinese media are reporting with great interest on the US Supreme Court ruling that struck down President Donald Trump's ...

Kamakura City in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, has decided to utilize a culturally important wooden building as a dining facility for children in need.