Champion Kirishima ended the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament with a loss on Sunday but his return to ozeki is now a certainty, ...

One of two Japanese nationals who were detained in Iran was released and will return home soon, Japan's foreign minister said ...

Organizers of a centuries-old Shinto ritual in the scenic coastal town of Matsushima are turning to international students to ...

Japan's Milan Cortina Winter Olympic bronze medalist Ryusei Yamada won his second straight Snow League snowboard halfpipe ...

Germany is ready to bolster security cooperation with Japan and sees the signing of a new bilateral defense agreement, ...

The second batch of projects in the United States under Japan's $550 billion investment commitment, unveiled in Washington on Thursday, may help strengthen Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's relationship ...

The Philippines' joint maritime drills with Japan and the United States last month near a strategically important waterway south of Taiwan were the latest sign the three countries are exploring how to ...

Jackets fitted with motorized fans have become popular with laborers during Japan's sweltering summer months, but at one workwear store in Tokyo, it is foreign visitors who are driving sales.

Maika Hamano scored the 17th-minute winner as Japan edged Australia 1-0 to secure their third Women's Asian Cup on Saturday.

Sekiwake Kirishima lost his bout but still won the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday with a day to spare as his two ...

A normally restricted section of the Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo opened to the public on Saturday, with about 500 people ...

Interest in the World Baseball Classic did not translate into Netflix subscriptions for Japanese fans, a recent Kyodo News ...