Nara prefectural police have arrested a 36-year-old man who lives in Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture, on suspicion of kidnapping a minor. Police said Yuji Suzuki, a company employee, is accused of ...

South Korea's Asian Games soccer captain apologized on Sunday for boasting that his gold medal meant he did not have to do military service. South Korea defeated hosts Japan 1-0 on Saturday in the men ...

A 20-year-old U.S. Marine was arrested Sunday in Okinawa Prefecture on suspicion of robbing and murdering a local woman, ...

Central Tokyo's record-breaking streak of rainy days ended Saturday after 37 days of showers, according to the weather agency. It did not rain in the capital on Saturday after the influence of ...

Tarik Skubal tossed six dominant innings in triple-digit heat, Teoscar Hernández, Kyle Tucker and Max Muncy homered, and the ...

Japan is traditionally seen as a reliable host for major sporting events but an Asian Games dogged by organizational woes has ...

South Korean golfer Tom Kim got what he came for by winning the men's singles on Saturday at the Asian Games: a gold medal and an exemption from military service back home. He shot a 6-under 64 in ...

The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force on Saturday invited selected residents to see equipment for the recently deployed long ...

Police searched the Toyama city hall on Saturday over the alleged overreporting by a city official of its population. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on Tuesday filed a complaint ...

South Korea won men's soccer gold at the Asian Games on Saturday, beating hosts Japan 1-0 in the final to lift the gloom after a disastrous World Cup and series of damaging controversies. Swansea City ...

Cancer stick. Coffin nail. Cowboy killer. Those are nicknames, through the decades, for the cigarette — the once-glamorous ...

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Shanghai Masters as he deals with a knee problem. Sinner has not played since ...