Japan's Defense Ministry seeks new funds to buy US weapons, citing a territorial dispute with China.

Hometown Saitama fetes astronaut Koichi Wakata, Japan's first commander of the International Space Station.

111-year-old Sakari Momoi has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest man.

A series of landslides triggered by heavy rains hit a residential area of Hiroshima, killing at least 32 people and ...