The head of Hyogo Prefectural Police has completely denied claims that a former prefectural assembly member who served on the ...

Tokyo stocks ended sharply higher Wednesday, driven by gains in semiconductor-related shares following news that SoftBank ...

The hometown of Japanese baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki led celebrations Wednesday after he became the first Asian player to ...

As this city prepares to host Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, smoking regulations are becoming increasingly strict. A citywide ban ...

Note: Gassho is the act of joining a pair of hands in prayer.

Dozens of major Japanese companies have pulled their commercials on Fuji Television amid allegations company officials tried ...

Derek Jeter, Sadaharu Oh and Hideki Matsui were among many to offer their praises Tuesday after former Seattle Mariners ...

Japan's annual spring wage negotiations began Wednesday, with the leaders of the country's top business lobby and biggest ...

Splash ice, a rare winter phenomenon, has appeared along the shore of Lake Shikotsu in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost lake ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in a poem recited at the annual New Year's Poetry Reading on Wednesday, expressed how he was ...

Tokyo stocks were sharply higher Wednesday morning, led by rises in SoftBank Group following news it would be part of a ...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The top diplomats of Japan and the United States agreed Tuesday to elevate the bilateral relationship ...