Foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea are meeting for their first talks in three years

China and Japan are holding their first high-level security talks in four years, following recent tensions over territorial and historical issues.

Five people die in a stabbing attack in the western Japanese city of Sumoto

The world's oldest person, a woman from Japan, is turning 117-years-old.

Japan, the world's third largest economy grows at a slower than expected pace