Residents of downtown Tokyo descended on a Buddhist temple to mark the last day of winter in the Japanese lunar calendar by having dried soybeans, rice cakes and other snacks thrown at them. The ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

Japan has formally inaugurated an independent mission to the NATO military alliance as Tokyo and NATO seek to bolster cooperation amid escalating tensions from Russia, China and North Korea.

Japan launched its NATO mission in Brussels, according to a statement Thursday by the Japanese Foreign Ministry. “Japan and NATO are partners sharing fundamental values and strategic interests.

Japan on Thursday formally inaugurated an independent mission to the NATO military alliance as Tokyo and NATO seek to bolster cooperation amid escalating tension from Russia, China and North Korea.

The Mission of Japan to NATO said Wednesday it has become independent of the Japanese Embassy in Brussels. The move is intended to boost security cooperation between Japan and NATO and to promote ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Thursday formally inaugurated an independent mission to the NATO military alliance as Tokyo and NATO seek to bolster cooperation amid escalating tension from Russia ...