Bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were halted due to a fire that broke out near a track in central Japan, ...

Japan's space agency signs an agreement with Kumamoto Prefecture to realize the practical application of a program that can ...

Mainland China saw its population decline for the third straight year in 2024, government data show, with the graying of the ...

Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma tied with former Leicester forward Shinji Okazaki for most goals scored by a Japanese player in ...

As a ferry with decorative taiko drums on its hull eases into the port of Iojima, a tiny island in southwestern Japan, a ...

The Japan Sumo Association on Friday announced grand champion Terunofuji's retirement after an injury-plagued career. The ...

With only days remaining before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office amid his threats of tariffs, Japanese ...

The Japanese government started a process to compensate victims of forced sterilization surgery under a now-defunct eugenics ...

Sumo grand champion Terunofuji, currently the only yokozuna, has decided to retire after an injury-plagued career, according ...

Two-way high school star Shotaro Morii signed with Major League Baseball's Athletics, the team announces, with a $1.5 million ...

The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas mark the 30th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that killed over 6,400 people, with many hoping to keep alive the memories as the devastating ...

Ichiro Suzuki, who had a total of 4,367 hits between Japan and the United States, is announced as one of the newest members ...