Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says he will disband the faction he used to lead within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party...

The annual Utakai Hajime Ceremony, also known as the Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading, is held at the Imperial Palace ...

Crown Princess Kiko joins events offering child-rearing support and health promotion for older people in Saitama Prefect...

Three officers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police kizuna unit visit earthquake evacuation shelters in Wajima, Ishikawa P...

The U.S. military joins relief efforts in quake-hit Ishikawa Prefecture.

Japanese beer wins top place in South Korea's imported beer market.

Japan Airlines taps its former flight attendant as its first female president.

Events commemorating the 29th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake take place in Kobe and other areas, with praye...

A winter festival in which married men are thrown onto a snowy hill takes place in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan.

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio informs his colleagues within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party that he will ban the use ...