Japan's defense chief promises to investigate a scandal in which a journal kept by the nation's peacekeepers in South Su...

Japan's Emperor Akihito and Saudi Arabia's King Salman dine together in Tokyo.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met King Salman of Saudi Arabia today in Tokyo. It's the first visit by a Saudi king in 46 ye...

The Parliamentary Secretary for Disaster Management Affairs resigns after joking about rain boots in connection with a p...

Japan announces the withdrawal of its peacekeeping mission from South Sudan by the end of May.

Moritomo Gakuen, a kindergarten operator once linked to Japan's first lady, withdraws its application for an elementary ...

A North Korean missile makes it closer to Japan than ever before, dropping into the sea 124 miles from the mainland.

North Korea launches four ballistic missiles, three falling into Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan.

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko return home after a week visiting Vietnam and Thailand.

Japan's Imperial Couple visits Vietnam and chats with students learning Japanese.