Princess Noriko (R), second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, speaks beside fiance Kunimaro Senge at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo May 27, 2014.
In the field of diplomacy, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could be better described as "Downturn Abe".
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine on Thursday prompted Japan's own politicians, including one of Abe's political allies, to express their concerns about Japan's future path and its relations with Asian neighbors.
Shinzo Abe stunned the international community by making himself the first sitting Japanese prime minister in seven years to visit Yasukuni Shrine.
A An-12 cargo plane crashed en route from Novosibirsk to Irkutsk, both in Russia's Southern Siberia, the Interfax news agency reported Thursday.
Senior Chinese and Armenian military officers on Thursday vowed to further communication and cooperation between the two armed forces.
An anti-government protester throws a tear gas canister towards policemen during clashes at the Thai-Japan youth stadium in central Bangkok Dec 26, 2013.
Thailand's Election Commission (EC) on Thursday suggested the caretaker government postpone the general election slated for February 2, 2014 to prevent further escalation of the political conflict.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decision to visit a shrine dedicated to militarism on Thursday is absolutely "unacceptable to the Chinese people", a senior Chinese diplomat on Asian affairs said on Thursday.
Hawkish Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe finally showed the cloven hoof. He celebrated the first anniversary of his second premiership by insulting Japan's neighbors and rest of the world.
The United States said Thursday it was "disappointed" by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, saying the move would "exacerbate tensions with Japan's neighbors."
South Korea said on Thursday Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine for war dead was a deplorable and anachronistic act that damaged ties between the two countries.
A number of Japanese political parties criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine Thursday, with some expressing strong opposition.
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