The rebuilding of Shuri Castle's main hall begins three years after a fire destroyed the structure in Okinawa Prefecture...

Kabuki actor Matsumoto Hakuo and others receive the Order of Culture from Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tok...

The Saga International Balloon Fiesta, a hot-air balloon festival, takes place in southwestern Japan.

A capybara takes a hot bath at a zoo in Nagano, central Japan.

Gardeners put up rope umbrellas on trees at Kenrokuen, a Japanese garden in central Japan, to protect them from snow.

Emperor Naruhito and other members of Japan's royal family will greet visitors from the general public at the Imperial P...

The world's first Ghibli Park opens in central Japan.

Japan announces that it will stick with Russia's Sakhalin-1 energy project.

Former Princess Mako's husband Komuro is caught on camera for the first time after passing the New York bar exam.

A ward in Tokyo starts administering flu and COVID-19 vaccines at the same time.