It is as captivating as it is divisive: the tale of two Chinese American athletic geniuses who have so much in common but ...

Figure skating icon Yuzuru Hanyu believes it is his mission to maintain the memory of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami dis ...

Japan supports a possible coordinated release of oil reserves by International Energy Agency member countries, industry ...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A giant vertical pipe at a sewer construction site in Osaka was pushed upward Wednesday, protruding more than 10 meters above the ground, police said. Osaka prefectural police said ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi referred to women only once in her recent policy speech, far fewer times compared to past leaders, raising qu ...

TOKYO -- Amid worsening conditions in the Middle East, it was revealed March 11 that multiple South Korean evacuees are aboard a Japanese government-chartered plane. The flight departed from Riyadh, ...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Senior U.S. and Japanese diplomats have held talks to set the stage for a meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi later this month, the State ...

A "doll memorial service" to express gratitude for "hina" dolls that were no longer needed, broken dolls and others was held on March 3 at Asahikawa Shrine in the city of Asahikawa, Hokkaido. The ...

A section chief at the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) headquarters was reprimanded for regularly adopting an angry attitude toward his ...

Yokozuna Onosato withdrew from the ongoing Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday after losing his first three bouts of the meet a ...

Italy has bought a rare portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio for 30 million euros (about $35 million), one of the largest state investm ...

Japanese Para alpine skier Takeshi Suzuki has been tearing down the slopes with renewed vigor at the Milan Cortina ...