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Emperor Showa's undisguised worries and concerns during World War II were preserved in the diaries of an aide-de-camp, which were publicly unveiled Friday at the National Diet Library's Modern Japanese Political History Materials Room in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo.

Japan "will continue to aim to accept foreign tourists just as before, in a step-by-step process while monitoring the infection situation," Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in an announcement that the country will ease restrictions on the entry of foreign tourists next month.

A sightseeing boat that sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula last month with 26 people aboard arrived at Abashiri Port in Hokkaido on Friday afternoon on a salvage barge, which had lifted the boat onto its deck in the early hours of the morning.

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has once again called into question the raison d'etre of the United Nations. In February, the U.N. Security Council rejected a draft resolution condemning Russia, due to Russia's use of its veto power. Secretary General Antonio Guterres' call on Russian President Vladimir Putin for…

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has wrapped up a busy few days for Japanese diplomacy. Kishida met with U.S. President Joe Biden, who was on an official trip to Asia, and hosted a Quad summit with Biden and the leaders of Australia and India. These meetings came as the international order…

The government is set to allow foreign tourists to enter Japan from June 10, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Thursday evening.

The Emperor and Empress on Wednesday attended the "Ryukyu: Special Exhibition Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Okinawa's Reversion to Japan" at the Tokyo National Museum in Taito Ward, Tokyo.

Work to lift the sunken Kazu I resumed off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido after the sightseeing boat fell deeper into the sea during salvage efforts earlier this week, the Japan Coast Guard announced Thursday.

Japan came in second as an "important partner for the future" in a recent opinion poll conducted among people living in member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

The first batch of tourists arrived in Japan on Tuesday under a trial project launched by the Japan Tourism Agency, part of Japan's preparations to reopen its borders to tourist groups as early as June.

The government and ruling parties plan to begin full-scale discussions to boost the country's defense budget in the next fiscal year and beyond, after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told U.S. President Joe Biden during the pair's summit in Tokyo on Monday that Japan will secure "a substantial increase" in its…