A 23-year-old woman accused in the 2024 fatal fall of a teenage girl from a suspension bridge in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, pleaded not guilty Monday, in the trial’s first hearing. Riko Uchida is standing ...

Victor Wembanyama scored 33 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs in a 103-82 rout of the Oklahoma City Thunder that evened the Western Conference finals at two games each on Sunday. The 22-year-old ...

A strong odor at the Ginza Six shopping mall in central Tokyo prompted emergency calls and left more than a dozen people complaining of feeling unwell Monday, police and fire authorities said.

KOBE – Mamoru Hase, the 70-year-old father of a boy murdered in a series of attacks on children in Kobe in 1997, is still trying to find the truth behind the tragedy. “We, the bereaved family, want to ...

The Chinese leader became visibly agitated over Japan's increased defense spending, in one of the most heated parts of his summit with the U.S. president, a media report said.

Kobe – Hyogo Prefectural Police have obtained an arrest warrant for a 42-year-old man suspected of murdering a 52-year-old woman, whose body was found alongside her mother’s at their home in the city ...

Japan’s rising bond yields are likely to widen the stock performance gap between regional lenders with weaker investment portfolios and those with stronger holdings, according to analysts. Higher ...

The data center operator is eyeing an allocation of as much as ¥20 billion to ¥30 billion ($125 million to $190 million) this fiscal year, founder and CEO Kunihiro Tanaka has said.

The two sides remain at odds on several issues, including Iran's nuclear ambitions, Israel's war in Lebanon and Tehran's demands for the lifting of sanctions.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average surged over 1,900 points on Monday morning to exceed 65,000 for the first time, backed by expectations for an end to the fighting between the United States ...

Japan’s financial regulator is urging the country’s listed companies to spend more of their cash piles on long-term business investment instead of rewarding shareholders with buybacks and higher ...

Fans' anger on Sunday was directed at the ownership, whose mismanagement has seen the club spurn the chance to establish itself in ​the ​top flight.