Women lining up for restrooms at train stations and other crowded public facilities is a common sight in Japan, while men ...

Voting got underway on Sunday in Japan's House of Councillors election, with all eyes on whether the ruling coalition can ...

Japanese electronics maker Murata Manufacturing Co., Waseda University and two other companies teamed up to develop humanoid ...

KYODO NEWS- Jul 20, 2025 - 09:02All,Japan,World TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo ...

Hitomi Obara, the 2012 London Olympics gold medalist in the women's 48-kilogram wrestling, died Friday of unspecified causes, ...

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

Baseball Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki said Friday he expects to get nervous when he makes a speech in English during the July ...

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

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

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

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

Connor O'Leary claimed his maiden title on the World Surf League's Championship Tour on Friday at South Africa's Jeffreys Bay ...