Japan's ruling coalition and a small opposition party formally agree on measures to ensure free high school education and ...

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

Not satisfied with her bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, Japanese judoka Haruka Funakubo is charting an unconventional path ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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." ...

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