Winter arrives early in northern Japan with a blast of snow.

Over 170 people got in samurai costumes to march in the annual "Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu" parade.

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A World Cup for street performers is being held in Shizuoka, Japan.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledges $8b for Myanmar in meeting with Aun San Suu Kyi.

A rocket carrying Japan's latest weather observation satellite launches from Tanegashima Space Center in southwest Japan...

Soaring vegetable prices force a city in central Japan to cancel school lunch for two days this winter.

An inappropriate statement by Japan's Minister of Agriculture infuriates opposition parties and snags TPP-trade bill vot...

The top Tokyo official in charge of the famous Tsukiji fish market apologizes over the delayed move to a new site.

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives in Japan for 5 days of talks and a visit to Kyoto where she once lived.