A Chinese national was arrested for allegedly scamming a 71-year-old woman in eastern Japan out of 809 million yen ($5.3 ...

Rank-and-file wrestler Oho sprang the first big upset of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament as he outmaneuvered ozeki ...

Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. has closed all eight of its convenience stores in Israel, as the tensions in the ...

The operator of Universal Studios Japan in Osaka says it will open a new attraction area based on Nintendo Co.'s popular ...

The Japanese health ministry calls for seniors to take routine coronavirus vaccinations ahead of the winter, when infections ...

A Buddhist priest who was drafted by the Japanese military and endured horrendous conditions, including witnessing the deaths ...

Japan's top government spokesman said a dose of cold medicine was to blame for causing a slightly ill Prime Minister Shigeru ...

Japan posted a record 15.82 trillion yen ($103 billion) current account surplus in the first half of fiscal 2024, boosted by ...

Unlike other Japanese clubs who have reaped large transfer-fee windfalls from posting big-name stars to Major League Baseball ...

Shigeru Ishiba, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is suspected of having fallen asleep during a plenary ...

Shigeru Ishiba is formally reelected as Japan's prime minister after a rare runoff vote in parliament that his ruling ...

Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the small but influential opposition Democratic Party for the People, admits to an extramarital ...