The legislation outline compiled by the government to revise the Imperial House Law contains two main pillars.

Two major storm systems pounded Japan on Saturday, causing landslides and floods and leaving one dead and several injured, ...

A man who described himself as a former Aichi prefectural police officer said matter-of-factly that he had long equated ...

DALLAS--Hajime Moriyasu's quest to lead Japan deep into the World Cup faces a master-versus-apprentice last-32 clash on ...

Although Typhoon No. 8 was initially forecast to weaken before approaching Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported ...

Trailblazing singer and actor Akihiro Miwa, who survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki to become a fearless cultural icon, ...

Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Hirofumi Nakasone apologized June 29 for saying it would be “impossible” for Princess Aiko ...

The government has drafted a proposal to grant the sons of patrilineal descendants adopted into the imperial family the right ...

Asian markets were mixed on Monday and U.S. futures advanced after stocks on Wall Street steadied with only modest losses ...

SEOUL--South Korea and Japan on Sunday reaffirmed ‌their commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean ⁠Peninsula and ...

The Defense Ministry is considering adopting a U.S. military artificial-intelligence system for the Self-Defense Forces’ ...

Electric utilities’ secret recordings of court proceedings were aimed at collecting as much information as possible—including ...