Ukrainian sensation Aonishiki clinched his maiden elite-level championship and virtually guaranteed his promotion to ozeki ...

The population of non-Japanese residents in 10 prefectures has more than doubled over the past decade, data compiled by Kyodo ...

On a humid June morning in Tottori Prefecture in western Japan, hundreds of would-be teachers filed into exam halls to ...

A car rammed into pedestrians in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Monday, with two people showing no vital signs and several others ...

Japan's public broadcaster NHK has begun verifying reception contracts for users of its new online streaming service ...

A hunters' association in Tomamae, Hokkaido, has captured video of a massive brown bear as it attempted to eat venison bait ...

The reality of human trafficking -- often called modern-day slavery -- in Japan has been revealed. There is an urgent need to ...

The Tokushima Prefectural Government announced on Nov. 19 that it has returned a painting that turned out to be a forgery and ...

Japan's national soccer team defeated Bolivia 3-0 in a match at Tokyo's National Stadium on November 18. The team capped off ...

Ukrainian sensation Aonishiki savored his first top-tier championship on Monday a night after claiming the Kyushu Grand Sumo ...

Starbucks Coffee Japan Ltd. has opened its first shop located on a station platform here, allowing takeouts only.

Top U.S. and Ukrainian officials said Sunday they'd made progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war but provided scant ...