Rising Ukrainian sumo star Aonishiki racked up another impressive victory to keep himself in title contention at the Nagoya ...

Host nation favorites Chiharu Shida and Nami Matsuyama were knocked out in the semifinals of the women's doubles at the Japan ...

Japan's top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said Saturday he intends to visit the United States possibly early next week for ...

New yokozuna Onosato brushed aside rank-and-file opponent Kinbozan to tie for first place at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament ...

Japanese forward Shin Yamada has transferred from Kawasaki Frontale in the J-League first division to Scottish champions Celtic on a four-year deal, the clubs announced Saturday.

Seiya Suzuki hit a three-run shot for his 26th home run and a National League-leading 80th RBI as the Chicago Cubs beat the ...

Soil collected in decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex was transported to central Tokyo ...

Ichika Kajimoto won Japan's first gold medal at the aquatics world championships in Singapore on Saturday after finishing top ...

Among the many slogans used by politicians to rally support ahead of Sunday's parliamentary election, "Do not underestimate ...

Over 80 percent of email scams with identifiable senders targeted Japanese recipients in May, as advances in generative ...

Hitomi Obara, the 2012 London Olympics gold medalist in the women's 48-kilogram wrestling, died Friday of unspecified causes, sources close to her said. She was 44.

Connor O'Leary claimed his maiden title on the World Surf League's Championship Tour on Friday at South Africa's Jeffreys Bay, joining Kanoa Igarashi as Japan's only winners on the elite circuit.