A large typhoon in the Pacific moved westward toward Japan's southwestern islands on Thursday, with the weather agency ...

Maki Morita became the first female umpire to call a spring or summer Koshien high school baseball tournament game in Japan, ...

Nintendo Co. said Thursday its net profit rose 53.5 percent from the previous year to 147.42 billion yen ($934 million) in ...

Los Angeles Clippers star Rui Hachimura on Thursday reaffirmed his determination to compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics ...

On the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima -- the first use of a nuclear weapon in war -- we should ask: Can ...

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile, the Japanese Defense Ministry said Thursday. The Japan Coast Guard urged ...

The Japanese government has refused to acknowledge the bombings as a "violation of international law" and has kept its ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A woman has been arrested on suspicion of obstruction of business after placing and canceling orders "over 2 ...

Aziz Ahmed is using his experience to support children in Japan who, like him, interpret for immigrant families and shoulder ...

More than 70 children's faces cover an entire wall at an exhibition in this western Japan city featuring original artwork and ...

The following is the text of the Commitment to Peace from children's representatives of Hiroshima, delivered on Aug. 6, 2026, ...

Manga artist Mari Yamazaki, best known for "Thermae Romae," has been appointed honorary director of a newly opened children's ...