Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Japan faces the severest security environment in the region since the end of World War II

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced plans to downgrade the legal status of COVID-19 to the equivalent of seasonal influenza in the spring, a move that would further relax mask wearing and other preventive measures as the country seeks t...

A Japanese court has found three former utility company executives not guilty of negligence over the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster and the subsequent deaths of more than 40 elderly residents during their forced evacuation

Japan has revised the timing of a planned release to the sea of treated radioactive wastewater at the Fukushima nuclear plant to “around spring or summer,” indicating a delay from the initial target, after factoring in the progress of a release tunnel ...

Japan has revised the timing of a planned release to the sea of treated radioactive wastewater at the Fukushima nuclear plant to “around spring or summer,” indicating a delay from the initial target, after factoring in the progress of a release tunnel ...

The top national security officials from the U.S. and Japan have unveiled plans to strengthen the alliance to help counter threats from North Korea and China

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have waved to throngs of New Year’s well-wishers at the Imperial Palace in a celebration halted for the past two years by the pandemic

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has dismissed his fourth minister in two months to patch a scandal-tainted Cabinet that has raised questions over his judgment of staff credentials

Large swaths of Japan are seeing heavy snow since last week, killing 17 and leaving hundreds of homes without power

Japan has adopted a plan to extend the lifespan of nuclear reactors, replace the old and even build new ones

Japan has adopted a plan to extend the lifespan of nuclear reactors, replace the old and even build new ones

Heavy snow in northwestern Japan has left three people dead.

Japan's strict self-defense-only postwar principle is being loosened

A Japanese court has rejected a damages suit filed by a group of children of Nagasaki atomic bombing survivors seeking eligibility for government support for medical costs, saying hereditary radiation impact has not been proven

Japan’s parliament has enacted a law to restrict malicious donation solicitations by religious and other groups, which mainly targets the Unification Church, whose fundraising tactics and cozy ties with the governing party caused public outrage

Japan has announced it will jointly develop its next-generation fighter jet with the U.K. and Italy

Japan’s top government spokesperson said Monday that the number of babies born this year is below last year's record low

Japanese fans, players clean up after themselves after the matches.

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

Japan is lifting a more than 2 1/2-year ban on international cruise ships that was imposed following a deadly coronavirus outbreak on the cruise ship Diamond Princess at the beginning of the pandemic

Japan and the United States have begun a major joint military exercise in southern Japan as the allies aim to step up readiness in the face of China’s increasing assertiveness and North Korea’s intensifying missile launches

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his country urgently needs to strengthen its military capabilities amid a worsening security environment in the East and South China seas and threats from North Korea and Russia's war on Ukraine

Japan’s industry minister says that a Japanese consortium has decided to retain its stake in the new Russian operator of the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project

As the United States and Japan further strengthen their military alliance, they’ve turned to farmers markets to foster friendlier ties between American military bases and their Japanese neighbors

Japan's Cabinet has approved a hefty economic package including about 29 trillion yen ($200 billion) in government spending to alleviate the burden of costs from rising utility rates and food prices

Japan’s economy minister resigned over his ties to the Unification Church in a widening controversy involving dozens of governing party lawmakers

Japan and Canada have agreed to formally start talks toward signing a military intelligence information sharing accord

Eager to admire colorful foliage, eat sushi and go shopping, droves of tourists from abroad have started arriving in Japan

Individual travelers will be able to visit Japan without visas from Tuesday.

Avant-garde pianist and composer Toshi Ichiyanagi, who studied with John Cage and went on to lead Japan’s advances in experimental modern music, has died

Controversy erupts over former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's funeral set for Tuesday.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Wednesday the country will end a pre-departure COVID-19 test requirement for fully vaccinated travelers Sept. 7.

Crowds gathered on Tuesday to pay respects and lay flowers near former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's private funeral at Zojoji temple in Tokyo.

Crowds gathered to pay respects and lay flowers for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s private funeral near Zojoji temple, Tokyo.

Japan is in mourning over the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and there are new reports on the emerging details about the suspect.

ABC News' Bob Woodruff reports from Tokyo with the latest on the investigation into the former Japanese prime minister's assassination on Friday.

Authorities have released details on how the suspect allegedly prepared for the attack.

Shinzo Abe's assassination was a "shock to the system and a shock to the culture" of Japan, U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel said Sunday on "This Week"

George Stephanopoulos interviews U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel on "This Week."

Japan makes plans to bury former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated by a man armed with a homemade gun.

The suspected gunman was tackled by security personnel after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated.

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was giving a morning campaign speech at a train station near Kyoto when he was suddenly shot twice from behind and security tackled the suspect immediately.

Despite no longer being Japan's prime minister, Abe remained influential on national security and economic policies and was a central figure within the ruling party.

President Biden ordered flags lowered to half-staff as an act of reverence reserved for the most important world figures and U.S. allies.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed during a campaign speech in western Japan on Friday, hospital officials said.

Plus, Brittney Griner said she unintentionally brought illegal hashish oil into Russia, and the unemployment rate holds steady at 3.6% in the United States.

Mireya Solis, director of the Center for East Asia Policy Studies, discusses fallout from the assassination of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the impact he had on U.S.-Japan relations.

Investigators say the suspect arrested at the scene told them he was unhappy with Japan’s former prime minister and intended to kill him.

Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated by a gunman during a campaign speech Friday in Nara, Japan.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Shinzo Abe “an extraordinary partner” with the U.S.