New yokozuna Hoshoryu admits feeling trepidation after seeing his name on top of the official rankings for the first time ...

A Japanese court hands down the country's maximum 30-year prison term to a 66-year-old man who was charged with sexually ...

Sales of manga comics in Japan are estimated to have topped 700 billion yen ($4.67 billion) in 2024 for the first time, ...

The U.N. Security Council on Monday called for the end of the war in Ukraine in its first resolution adopted on the conflict, ...

A renowned art museum in Kanazawa will be temporarily closed from around May 2027 for repairs due to aging facilities as well ...

The Group of Seven nations have agreed on the need for unity in bringing peace to war-torn Ukraine but have yet to decide on ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told his fellow leaders from the Group of Seven nations on Monday that they should be ...

The Japan Rugby Football Union voiced its support Tuesday for Asia Rugby vice president Kensuke Iwabuchi following his suspension by the regional body over "a potential code of conduct breach." ...

The Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu faces the likely prospect of becoming the first country in the world to be uninhabitable ...

WBC bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani wins a battle of undefeated boxers, knocking out Mexican challenger David Cuellar in ...

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro agree to establish a strategic ...

Japan will provide Mongolia's air force with an air traffic control radar system in its first provision of official security ...