North Korea fires a ballistic missile, which likely flew over northern Japan and fell into the Pacific Ocean outside Jap...

Crown Prince Fumihito and his family greet visiting Bhutan Princess Sonam Dechan Wangchuck at their residence.

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend the opening ceremony of the National Sports Festival in Tochigi Prefecture, n...

Chinese and Russian warships jointly navigate in the Osumi Strait in southwestern Japan.

The first meeting of the government's expert panel to discuss national defense spending and funding is held.

Prince Hisahito visits Ise Jingu, a Shinto shrine in central Japan, for the first time without being accompanied by fami...

Princess Kako watches a national athletics competition for deaf athletes in Tokyo.

East Japan Railway introduces a black train on the JR Yamanote loop line in Tokyo to commemorate 150 years since the sta...

Japanese astronaut Wakata Koichi is preparing for his record fifth spaceflight, set to take off on October 6.

The first snow for the winter season falls on the summit of Mt. Fuji.