Japanese Emperor Akihito called for further understanding and thinking over World War II, saying it is extremely important for the country's future particularly at a time when increasing number of Japanese population, especially the young generation, have unclear perception about the war that ended 70 years ago.
A study has concluded that a man died of caffeine intoxication in the first such reported case in Japan, local media reported Monday.
Mass protests across Japan showing the magnitude of public condemnation for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe forcing through parliament security bills that have reversed 70 years of pacifism have dominated press headlines here as the year draws to a close.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met here Friday with visiting Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull to boost bilateral cooperation, but divergence remained between them over Japan's controversial plan to restart its so-called scientific whaling.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull expressed disappointment on Friday at Japan's resumption of whaling in the Southern Ocean, but said the dispute over the hunt should not be allowed to hurt the two countries' special strategic ties.
Japan will boost its spending for U.S. forces stationed there by 1.4 percent for the next five years, the Japanese government said on Wednesday, supporting the U.S. military's Asian presence in the face of a rising China.
The majority of Japanese people believe that the nation is not sufficiently prepared to handle a major act of terrorism, such as the fatal attacks that occurred in Paris last month, despite Japan playing host to a number of high profile international events over the next five years.
Japan and India over the weekend inked a number of pacts during talks between the two nation's leaders, with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe being eager to return from the soon-to-be world's most populous country with new projects and contracts that will help bolster Japan's still tepid economic recovery.
South Korea and Japan will hold a director general-level meeting next week in Tokyo to discuss issues on Japan's sex enslavement of Korean women during World War II, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.
Japanese police arrested a South Korean man Wednesday in connection with an explosion at the notorious Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo last month.
China and Japan agreed to continue discussions on an early start of an air and maritime contact mechanism in their fourth round of high-level consultations on maritime affairs.
Japan's transport ministry on Tuesday reached its annual target of receiving 1 million foreign visitors to Japan by cruise ship, more than four years ahead of its proposed target.
Mount Aso in Japan's southwestern Kumamoto Prefecture erupted Monday morning, but the weather agency said the eruption was small.
The ruling parties of China and Japan met for the first time in six years Thursday.
Japanese whaling vessels on Tuesday departed from a port in Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan to join a fleet that will begin hunting whales for "scientific research" in a controversial move that marks the first hunt since an international court ruled against the practice a year ago.
An international debate over accepting refugees is heating up in Japan, with anti- and pro-refugee protesters making their voices heard across the nation.
Foreign and defense ministers of Japan and Australia agreed here to swiftly sign a pact to make cooperation between their armed forces easier.
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