Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomes the families of former leprosy patients to his office for the first time since a law ...

Osaka tax authorities crack down on the operator of popular takoyaki restaurant Hanadako for hiding $1.3 mil. in income ...

After the US dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, a US military photographer captured this iconic image. This week the pi...

Pope Francis meets with Emperor Naruhito and victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

A 1,000-year-old festival in western Japan is held to comfort the spirit of a 9th century noble.

A Santa Claus display in western Japan looks back on events of the past year.

Pope Francis appeals for peace at a gathering at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima.

Pope Francis calls for a world free of nuclear weapons in his speech in Nagasaki.

Three of producer Chisato Iwasaki's designed apples go for $2300 at auction in Aomori Prefecture.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizers unveil the 15000-seat Tokyo Aquatics Centre.