TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s beloved Princess Aiko is often cheered like a pop star. As she turns 24 on Monday, her supporters want to change Japan’s male-only succession law, which prohibits Aiko, the ...

BEIJING/TOKYO, Dec 2 (Reuters) - China and Japan gave conflicting versions of a maritime confrontation involving their coast guards and a Japanese fishing vessel around the disputed Senkaku Islands on ...

China and Japan's coast guards have given different accounts of a confrontation that occurred near a group of geopolitically sensitive islands in the East China Sea. China's Coast Guard said on ...

A few weeks back, videos began circulating on social media, showing a mysterious and alluring island, which had formed off the Gold Coast of Australia. Soon, it went viral. To a surfer’s eye, it ...

Princess Aiko's increasing popularity is sparking discussions about changing Japan's male-only succession law TOKYO -- Japan’s beloved Princess Aiko is often cheered like a pop star. During a visit to ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s beloved Princess Aiko is often cheered like a pop star. During a visit to Nagasaki with Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, the sound of her name being screamed by well-wishers ...

The Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) will procure the next generation of Japanese anti-landing craft missiles next year as Tokyo prioritizes coastal defense systems to defend its southwestern islands.

Japan insists the Izumo-class is only a helicopter destroyer. Yet it looks and operates almost exactly like a modern aircraft carrier—with one major legal obstacle standing in the way. From post-war ...

BEIJING — China called Japan’s plan to deploy missiles on an island near Taiwan a deliberate attempt to “create regional tension and provoke military confrontation” on Monday, as a diplomatic dispute ...

Japan’s defense minister, visiting a military base close to Taiwan, said plans to deploy missiles to the post were on track as tensions smolder between Tokyo and Beijing over the East Asian island.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has broken the glass ceiling to become Japan's first female leader TOKYO -- TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan's first female prime ...