Japan Prime Minister

North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile, the Japanese Prime Minister's office said in a statement on Wednesday.

Japanese TV Asahi said that the man burned himself after telling the police that he was "opposed to the state funeral."

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and Japan Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide held a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the preparations for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to talk with US President Joe Biden meant to show the strength of the two nations’ security alliance at a time when both are concerned with China’s growing economic and military clout.

Radioactive water accumulating in tanks at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant will be released into the sea in two years after it is treated, Japan’s government said Tuesday in a decision long-delayed by safety concerns and protests.