Japan will not attend a U_N_ conference on the treaty banning nuclear weapons, a top government official in Tokyo said Monday, noting U_S_ nuclear deterrence is crucial to the country's security and that its participation would send the "wrong message.

Japanese Prince Hisahito, who could well become emperor one day if the country's succession laws are not changed, told his first press conference on Monday that he would strive to fulfil his royal duties.

Japan's Prince Hisahito, the second in line to the throne, held a debut news conference on Monday, telling reporters he would try to balance official duties and his university studies and research about the dragonfly.

Moscow permanently bars Japanese top diplomat Takeshi Iwaya, ambassador to Ukraine, and business leaders from entering Russia - Anadolu Ajansı

We took our two kids under the age of 10 to Tokyo. We all had a blast and I realized it's the perfect city to travel with kids.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, known for his geeky image, wowed a fashion event with a surprise appearance in which he forego his usual business suit in favor of a more stylish look in a show of support for the “cool” Japan brand.

Japan’s largest wildfire in more than three decades was burning through a forested area of a small coastal city on Sunday after killing at least one person.

Russia has permanently banned nine Japanese citizens from entering the country, according to a list published by the Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday.

TOKYO: Nearly 1,700 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday (Mar 3), as some 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory.

TOKYO >> Japanese Prince Hisahito, who could well become emperor one day if the country’s succession laws are not changed, told his first press conference on Monday that he would strive to fulfill his royal duties.

TOKYO/WASHINGTON -- The AUKUS security grouping has approached Japan with a proposal to conduct joint research on developing artificial intelligence for aerial drones that would accompany Tokyo's next-generation fighter jets, Nikkei has learned.