Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department sent papers on two U.S. Marines to public prosecutors on Friday, alleging that they ...

Naoki Tamura's remarks suggest that Gov. Kazuo Ueda will probably face increased opposition if he decides to stand pat at the next policy meetings through April.

By tweaking fees here and there, the government seeks to keep health care costs relatively low while meeting new medical needs.

Sakamoto delivered an emotional free skate to Edith Piaf's "Non, je ne regrette rien" to pull Japan ahead of the U.S. in the team event on Sunday, before Ilia Malinin ultimately secured the gold for ...

Yuko Yamaguchi has been responsible since 1980 for the design of Kitty, overseeing her rise to the epitome of Japan's kawaii soft power.

For Kokone Kondo, cyber bullying has only deepened the heartbreak of being unable to compete in back-to-back Winter Games due to injury.

With his backflips, one-handed cartwheels and quadruple-jumps galore, U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin's rip-roaring routines have been a star attraction at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

Three campaigns in 15 months showed how fragile support can be — and how national power begins far from Tokyo.

Access to anonymous childbirth services — currently available in only two medical institutions nationwide — is essential for protecting both mothers and newborns, they say.

A year after Vice President JD Vance attacked EU allies, Washington's partners will be seeking to chart a more independent course, while preserving the basis of the alliance.

Canada's Jordan Binnington turned away all 26 shots he faced, as 19-year-old prodigy Macklin Celebrini ​scored in the first period.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos was released on Thursday and revealed he brought a beer into the dugout after being removed from a game. The Phillies, who still owe the 33-year-old ...