July 7 is Tanabata or Star Festival, when shrines across Japan are adorned with colorful "tanzaku" bearing people's wishes for themselves and their loved ones.
Our new podcast series reveals the stories of Japanese citizens who were ripped away from their families by North Korea. Most are still waiting to return...
For PM Kishida, host country Italy's focus on bilateral relations and participating in Indo-Pacific security was a key takeaway from the G7 summit.
The first pontiff ever to address the G7 kicked off the June 14 session on artificial intelligence with comments before leaders and invited guests.
G7 leaders gathering in Italy have reiterated warnings about the threat to the rules-based international system posed by the three nations and by Iran.
As the G7 summit kicked off in Apulia on June 13, the top priority for the day was the continued war in Ukraine. Here are some...
Expect Japan to promote inclusivity and firmly oppose armed aggression at the June 13-15 G7 Summit in Apulia, Italy, says Cabinet Secretary Noriyuki Shikata.
Yaeko Taguchi was abducted in 1978, vanishing while leaving behind one-year-old son Koichiro. A decade later came the confession of a North Korean spy.
Journalist Masami Abe was one of the first to link odd disappearances along the coast of Japan to young people abducted to North Korea. Here is...
In this 2nd episode, Kaoru Hasuike, one of only 5 victims allowed to return to Japan, tells us about how he was abducted in 1978 and...
In this first episode, we focus on a 13-year-old girl abducted on her way home from school. What happened to her and why is the nation...
The SusHi Tech event at Tokyo's Miraikan demonstrates Japan's commitment to using futuristic innovations and tech-driven solutions to shape a brighter future.