Nepal will open its pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka on Saturday, becoming the last participant to do so more than ...

Japan's disbanding women's badminton doubles pair Chiharu Shida and Nami Matsuyama, the Paris Olympics bronze medalists, ...

The Japan Football Association is considering bidding to host the 2046 World Cup men's tournament, sources familiar with the ...

Japan's former Emperor Akihito has been diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia, a heart rhythm disorder that causes a ...

With the second season of "Kaiju No. 8" anime on the horizon, Masaya Fukunishi (voice of Kafka Hibino/Kaiju No. 8), Nazeeh ...

Kyoto Animation Co. held a memorial on Friday to honor the 36 victims of the 2019 arson attack, with families renewing the ...

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani revealed Thursday on Instagram that he has written a children's book ...

A long-term Afghan resident of Japan has set up a free language school to help her more newly arrived countrywomen stay ...

A man who served seven years in prison after being found guilty of the 1986 murder of a junior high school student was ...

Political parties in Japan have long faced criticism for fielding celebrity candidates in House of Councillors elections, ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday, with all eyes on possible discussions about a wide-ranging 25 percent U.S. tariff to be imposed on Japan in ...

Former ozeki Mitakeumi took an unexpected outright lead Friday with his sixth straight win at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament where yokozuna debutant Onosato and six other wrestlers sit a win behind.