Japan

Tokyo is endlessly exciting to explore – you could live multiple lifetimes there and never run out of new things to do.

Following the abdication of his father, Akihito, Japan's new Emperor Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne.

At 80, the founder of trailblazing fashion house Kenzo shows no signs of slowing down.

Picnicking under a blooming cherry blossom tree is a Japanese tradition dating back to the third century.

Japan’s prime for these pretty petals, but there are many other locales to see the lush blossoms that usher in spring.

Manga master Naoki Urasawa takes over Japan House in Los Angeles for the next month and manga fans everywhere rejoice.

At least two people have died, with the death toll expected to rise.

Tides in some areas were the highest since a typhoon in 1961, with flooding covering one runway at Kansai airport near Osaka.

It is the strongest typhoon to make landfall in Japan since 1993.

Hisateru Soejima, 53, was trying to take photos when he slipped into the sea.

The players reportedly went out wearing team tracksuits and ended up in a hotel with four sex workers.

Moscow has ignored Japan's qualms about warplanes on an island Tokyo claims, promising to keep it informed about "everything that happens on the territory of Russia."

He was born before Einstein published his theory of relativity.

The central city of Kumagaya broke the country’s heat record, while Tokyo reached 104 degrees for the first time ever.

Local officials hope tourists will return to the region.

With the Tokyo Summer Olympics scheduled for 2020, steps are being taken to assure the safety of athletes and spectators.

The vessel is literally a gold mine.

The 28-mile stretch to Hokkaido could be a big project for both countries but they are actually still at war.

Almost all tariffs between the European Union and Japan will be abolished.

A deadly heat wave poses another health risk for survivors still trapped inside their homes.

In the days after the destruction, neighbors could be seen sifting through the debris and helping each other carry waterlogged furniture to curbsides.

Ayumi Kuboki reportedly injected disinfectant chemicals into IV bags.

Three times the usual rainfall for July fell in a matter of days over parts of the country as 11 regions have declared fatalities, local media reports.

The cult leader masterminded the 1995 chemical attack on Tokyo's subway that killed 13 people.

It’s still too dangerous there, authorities say.

Despite losing to a last-minute goal, Japan's fans in the stadium once again picked up litter, while the team left the dressing room with a gracious gesture.

Japanese citizens have shared Okinawa with U.S. military personnel since World War II.

Officials in Japan have asked if Tokyo’s missile defense project is still on after apparent North Korea thaw.

Okamoto was considered to be one of Japan’s leading experts on the dark web and cybercrime. He regularly appeared on television and worked for an IT security consulting firm.

The Tokyo waterworks bureau noted a 24 percent increase in water use during the Japan-Colombia match.