Japan on Friday marked the 80th anniversary of its surrender in World War II, as the aging of survivors and ongoing global ...

Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito's announcement of Japan's World War II surrender, but as living ...

The four-day Awa Odori festival kicked off with its typical splendor on Aug. 12 with dancers showcasing their energetic ...

Tokyo stocks climbed Friday morning as Japan's stronger-than-expected April-June economic growth eased concern over the ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday vowed to pursue peace while firmly keeping in mind the lessons from and ...

Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited the war-linked Yasukuni shrine on Friday as Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its ...

A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) investigator reported illegal acts by officers during an investigation of Japanese ...

New barriers low enough to allow views of a viral Mt. Fuji photo spot in central Japan have been installed, as the local ...

In the 80 years since Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender, bringing World War II to an end, Tatsukuma Ueno and his ...

Japan's economy grew an annualized real 1.0 percent in the April-June period, marking the fifth consecutive quarterly ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday as exporter shares were bought on a weaker yen. In the first 15 minutes of ...

Osaka Metro Co. on Aug. 14 apologized for leaving many visitors to the Osaka Expo stranded at the venue after train services ...