Genta Koja, the candidate backed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ruling coalition, is set to win Sunday's Okinawa gubernatorial election, defeating incumbent Denny Tamaki, Kyodo News projections ...

Twenty-eight people at a stadium in Kyoto were taken to hospital after eating boxed lunches on Saturday afternoon in a suspected case of food poisoning, first responders and other sources said. At ...

A record 123 cases of ransomware attacks were reported in the first half of this year, while suspicious access detected at police internet connection points averaged a record 13,687 attempts per IP ...

Police in Shibetsu, Hokkaido, have arrested a 65-year-old man on suspicion of assault after he kicked his eldest daughter in the head. According to police, the incident occurred at around 11:30 p.m.

Manchester United was enraged after Erling Haaland's hotly contested goal settled the 199th Manchester derby. The Norwegian struck in the 60th minute to seal a 1-0 win for 10-man Manchester City at ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Friday to deepen their countries' longstanding ties, with Putin saying the BRICS ‌grouping should build a new ...

The Aomori District Public Prosecutors Office has indicted a 22-year-old man on suspicion of dangerous driving resulting in death and violation of the Road Traffic Act by leaving the scene of an ...

North Korea's national soccer teams arrived Friday at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, the first batch of the country's delegation for the Asian Games to begin in central Japan later ...

In 1581, the ninth year of the Tensho era, the Iga ninja clan found itself in peril. The Oda army, after multiple failed attempts to subjugate the region, had enlisted the help of a new ally: the Koka ...

At least one person was killed in a landslide and more than 40 others sustained minor injuries in central Japan, authorities said Wednesday, after a linear rainband brought record rainfall to the ...

The most famous landmarks in Shibuya have long been the statue of faithful dog Hachiko and the gigantic Shibuya Scramble crosswalk. But the downtown Tokyo neighborhood is a place where there’s always ...

Carmakers belonging to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association plan to overhaul their factory work schedules from fiscal 2027, including reducing plant operations on national holidays, to ...