The International Market of Communications Programmes kicks off in Cannes.

Tens of thousands gather to watch the annual Niihama Taiko Festival.

85 lawmakers visit Yasukuni Shrine.

Minister of Internal Affairs Sanae Takaichi visits the headquarters of Yahoo! Japan, known for its progressive approach ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other lawmakers begin discussing the nation's ratification of the Trans-Pacific Pa...

Imperial household sources reveal that Emperor Akihito at a 2010 meeting hinted at abdicating in 2018.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sends an offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, but will likely skip visiting to avoid a...

Grey mullet season opens and vendors begin making karasumi, a local delicacy.

An antinuclear candidate is elected Niigata governor, complicating Japan's plans to restart its nuclear plants.

A long and steep playground slide called "Japan's most dangerous" has reopened.