A Democrat, he served three terms as Hawaii’s governor (1974-86), rising out of a tough district of Honolulu. He tried to ...

The Japanese princess who renounced her royal title and wealth to marry her commoner husband has been spotted with a little ...

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara have announced their retirement from figure skating, two months after winning the Olympic gold ...

A Japanese museum sporting nostalgia from 1920s through 1980s Japan opened last year in Tokyo’s Odaiba district, a virtual ...

The Odaiba Retro Museum brings Japan’s Shōwa era back to life, tapping into Tokyo’s growing love of analogue nostalgia.

Japan relationship Built on Respect and History. England’s match against Japan this week was more than an international ...

The IUCN has uplisted emperor penguins to endangered status due to climate-driven sea ice loss, with Antarctic fur seals also ...

On a snowy day in the quiet town of Kumamoto, dozens of Japanese office workers in safety helmets and sneakers crouch low on their office chairs, eyes fixed on the starting line, ready to launch. A ...

Fresh calls involving Tokyo's Imperial Palace could spell turning point for repatriating looted war relics after decades of inertia As one of the biggest targets of wartime looting in centuries past, ...

TOKYO (AP) — Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess Aiko arrived at the Tokyo Dome for Japan’s critical game Sunday against Australia at the World Baseball Classic. Even the royal family are ...