The first Diet debate to be held after the House of Representatives election in October kicked off Thursday, as the 216th ...

A funeral and entombment ceremony, called Renso-no-Gi, for late Princess Mikasa began at a burial ground in Tokyo on Tuesday ...

“Conscience is the only voice that protects the life of an innocent man,” he wrote in a journal entry in 1981, when he was ...

HRH Prince El Hassan and HRH Princess Sarvath El Hassan on Sunday conclude an official visit to Japan, where they met with Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako (Petra photo ... according to the ...

In a global year of elections, Japan’s long-serving Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has suffered its second-worst result on ...

Princess Mikasa, the oldest member of the Japanese royal family, died at 101 after being hospitalized since March. Born ...

The ancient sport is described as being in a crisis as it grapples with several issues, including high attrition rates ...

Princess Mikasa, the oldest member of Japan's royal family and great aunt to the emperor, died aged 101 on Friday in a Tokyo ...

Princess Mikasa, the oldest member of Japan's royal family and great aunt to the emperor, died aged 101 on Friday in a Tokyo ...

Today, I once again have been given the honor of bearing the heavy responsibilities of Prime Minister of Japan. I sincerely and solemnly accept the judgment of the people as expressed in the recent ...

OITA (Jiji Press) — The Emperor and Empress attended the 43rd national marine convention held in Oita on Sunday. The ...

Two years after the death of his father, Michinomiya Hirohito is enthroned as the 124th Japanese monarch in an imperial line dating back to 660 B.C. Emperor Hirohito presided over one of the most ...