Prince Hisahito and his sister Princess Kako attend a speech contest for young people in Tokyo, their first official dut...

Japan's Empress Masako celebrates her 56th birthday, her first since becoming empress earlier this year.

The body of Dr. Tetsu Nakamura is returned to his hometown, Fukuoka, after he was killed in an attack in Afghanistan las...

A ceremony marks the 78th anniversary of the Japanese Imperial Army's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that pulled the Un...

Temperatures in northern Japan plunge to their lowest this winter due to a cold air mass hovering above the archipelago.

People laugh their hearts out in an unusual festival in western Japan.

A fish shop in central Japan prepares sun-dried salmon to be used as gifts.

Shibuya, once a center of culture focused on young people, is being redeveloped with high-rise shopping and office build...

A Tokyo doll shop unveils this year's decorative battledore rackets.

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka and Yomiuri Giants players give out presents to children ahead of Christmas.