Japan is to resume commercial whaling in July after leaving the International Whaling Commission

The spouses of G20 leaders enjoyed a varied cultural programme in Osaka and the ancient city of Kyoto, Japan on Friday on the sidelines of the ongoing summit.

The impersonators of Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump greeted crowds in a shopping area in Osaka, two days before world leaders are set to meet at the G20 summit.

"We must navigate the explosive trade issues", says Japan's ambassador to the EU ahead of the G20 summit in Osaka

Miniature models representing the 55 sports that will be on show at next year's Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games were on display in the Japanese capital on Thursday, 400 days before the summer showpiece begins.

2017 Red Bull Air Race world champion Yoshihide Muroya is the only Japanese pilot in the history of the sport, and is an aviation hero in the country.

The small city of Hanyu, 60 kilometres north of Tokyo, was the headquarters of the Grand Prize of the Japanese office 'Isu'. The initiative was created ten years ago by Tsuyoshi Tahara in Kyoto and became so popular that this year 55 teams attended.

A beach clean-up campaign has been launched in Japan to tackle plastic pollution in the sea.

US President Donald Trump inspected Japan's largest warship, the Kaga, during a state visit to the country.

Melanie Trump and Akie Abe attended a cultural event at the Akasaka Palace on Sunday during Trump's four-day official visit to Japan.

In the small fishing town of Ito, 150 kilometres south of Tokyo, people of all ages took part in a Japanese pillow-fighting tournament. They gathered from across the region to compete in the event that has been one of Japan's quirkiest since 2013.

Extreme yo-yo and breakdancing combined with Double Dutch skipping are highlights of the Chimera Games.

Now in its 7th year Tokyo's Chimera Games are known for extreme sports, but there's also a creative cocktail of alternative sports, dance and music

Tourists gathered at the Nagara River in central Japan on Saturday to witness the season's opening of traditional fishing using trained waterfowl.

People dressed in period costumes took part in one of the three largest festivals in Tokyo on Saturday.

Japan's Emperor Naruhito on Wednesday performed a Shinto ritual at the Imperial Palace to report to imperial family gods the plans for the main ceremonies of his succession later this year.