Japanese lawmakers are close to a breakthrough that will ensure the years of strife and panic that plagued the Imperial ...

Wednesday is the 83rd anniversary of the Battle of Midway, which turned the tide against the Japanese during World War II, ...

Tokyo, June 6 (Jiji Press)--The leaders of Japan's two parliamentary chambers Friday confirmed that discussions on proposed ...

By Damian Flanagan There is a curious historical footnote that tends to be forgotten about the Japanese imperial expansion of ...

Tokyo, June 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese ruling and opposition parties are highly likely to postpone a decision on ways to secure ...

Ruling and opposition parties have essentially shelved talks in the Diet on whether to grant imperial family status to ...

Japan's Emperor and Empress, along with their daughter, have offered condolences to the souls of people who died in the ...

The photographer, Minosuke Imamura, only spent a year in Taiwan as a cartographer for the governor-general’s office, but he ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have prayed for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II ...

Soaring interest in Japan has inspired new hotels that honor the city’s history.

Horse racing also has ancient Japanese roots, with recorded history tracing back to 701 A.D. during Emperor Mommu’s reign.