Japan has recorded a trade deficit in April as imports ballooned 28% as energy prices soared while the yen remained weak

Japan’s nuclear regulator has approved plans to release treated wastewater.

Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki has urged Japan’s central government to do more to reduce the U.S. military presence in the southern island group as it marked the 50th anniversary of its return to Japanese rule

Japan’s capital has announced it will start recognizing same-sex partnerships to ease the burdens faced by residents in their daily lives, but the unions will not be considered legal marriages

The governor of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa is urging Japan to focus more on peaceful diplomacy with China instead of on military deterrence

A Japanese railway company, Tokyu, says it now uses just solar and other renewable energy to power its sprawling train service

Japan is sending a vice foreign minister to the Solomon Islands amid worry over a security agreement it struck with China that could increase Beijing’s military influence

Rescuers say 10 people who were retrieved from the frigid sea and the rocky coast of a northern Japanese national park had died, a day after a tour boat with 26 aboard sank in rough waters

Japan’s guard says 10 of the 26 people aboard a tour boat that sank in the frigid waters of a northern national park have been confirmed dead

Japan’s coast guard says a tour boat with 26 people aboard has been missing in the frigid waters hours after sending a distress call that it was sinking

The leaders of New Zealand and Japan have agreed to strengthen their countries' partnership in defense, trade and climate, including the start of formal talks toward a military information sharing agreement

Japan has enacted a law formally revoking Russia's “most favored nation” trade status over its invasion of Ukraine, as Tokyo steps up sanctions amid revelations of Russian military atrocities against civilians

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and visiting U.S. lawmakers have reaffirmed their commitment to working together under a longstanding alliance at a time of heightened global tensions and threats from China and North Korea

U.S. and Japanese warships are conducting a joint naval exercise in a rare location — in waters between Japan and the Korean Peninsula

Japan and the Philippines have agreed to start talks toward a possible defense agreement that would allow closer cooperation between their militaries amid regional tensions with China and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Japan is expelling eight Russian diplomats over the Ukraine invasion.

People across Japan are celebrating the peak cherry blossom viewing season one week after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, triggering concerns of a possible virus resurgence

Japan’s parliament has approved a new agreement with the United States, endorsing Japanese government spending in excess of $8 billion for hosting U.S. troops

Japan’s government is alerting people in the Tokyo region they may face blackouts as power runs short after several coal-fired plants temporarily stopped generating electricity following an earthquake last week

A strong earthquake was felt in Japan, occurring off the coast from Fukushima.

A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan, killing two and triggering a tsunami advisory and temporarily causing widespread power outages

Powerful earthquake hits northern Japan, tsunami advisory issued

Japan on Friday paid tribute to the victims of a massive earthquake and tsunami.

Most of the radioactive debris blasted by hydrogen explosions has been cleared.

Omakase strawberries, which cost $29 for six berries, are being farmed indoors in vertical gardens.

Toshiba’s Chief Executive Satoshi Tsunakawa is stepping down as the embattled Japanese technology giant seeks to restructure and restore its reputation

Japan will ease its tough COVID-19 border controls by increasing the number of people allowed to enter each day and reducing quarantine requirements following criticism that its current policy is unscientific and xenophobic

A remote-controlled robot has captured images of what appears to be mounds of nuclear fuel that melted and fell to the bottom of the most damaged reactor at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced plans to keep COVID-19 restrictions for Tokyo and 12 other areas for three more weeks until early March

Hundreds of thousands of foreigners have been denied entry to study, work or visit families in Japan, which has kept its doors closed to most overseas visitors during the pandemic

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has told parliament that fighting the pandemic and strengthening defense are his government’s top priorities

Tokyo police say that three people, including two students on their way to university entrance exams, have been stabbed near a test venue, and authorities arrested a 17-year-old student at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder

Top U.S. and Japanese officials are highlighting new defense agreements, including a five-year deal on sharing the cost of the American military presence in Japan

Japan has hanged three death-row inmates amid growing criticism from human rights groups of its use of the death penalty

The suspect in a deadly fire might have studied a fatal 2019 Kyoto arson.

A 61-year-old man as a prime suspect behind a fire that engulfed a mental clinic

Earlier this month, the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo unexpectedly warned foreigners of an increase in suspected racial profiling cases involving Japanese police.

Japan's military has continued with troop and tank drills on its northern island of Hokkaido, as Tokyo looks to confront rising threats in the region, including from Russia and China

A group of about 100 Japanese lawmakers has prayed at a Tokyo shrine viewed by China and the Koreas as a symbol of Japanese wartime aggression

Dozens of Japanese tanks are participating in a major exercise on the northern island of Hokkaido in a display of military power that coincides with a recent escalation of Chinese and Russian military moves around Japanese territory

The family are currently expected to stoically weather any criticism.

U.S. Trade Representative Katharine Tai and Japan's trade minister have agreed to work to resolve a dispute over American tariffs on steel and aluminum as part of a framework for deeper cooperation

A Japanese princess gave up the throne to marry her commoner college sweetheart.

Japan has reported no daily deaths from COVID-19 for the first time in 15 months, as infections decline rapidly

Police say a rider on a Japanese super-express train started a fire that was quickly put out by fellow passengers and didn’t cause injuries

Over a dozen people were hurt when a knife-wielding man wearing a Joker-like costume attacked riders on a crowded train.

Authorities have arrested the suspect, but have not revealed a potential motive. ABC News' Megan Tevrizian has more.​

Police and witnesses say a man dressed in a Joker costume and brandishing a knife stabbed at least one passenger on a Tokyo commuter train and started a fire

This Japanese princess just gave up her royal status to marry the man of her dreams. ABC News’ Will Ganss has their inspiring love story.

Sunao Tsuboi made opposing nuclear weapons the message of his life.