The Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday announced the acquisition of hard-throwing Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki. The ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Fukushima Prefecture and nearby areas early on Jan. 23, the weather agency says.

Three people have been stabbed at a central Japan train station, a key transport hub for ski areas, leaving one man in his ...

Unheralded front-runner Kinbozan maintains his lead at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament with a stunning upset against ozeki ...

Facial recognition ticket gates will be introduced on Jan. 24 for some Keisei Electric Railway Co. trains connecting a major ...

Special multimedia feature chronicling the journey of legendary player Ichiro, often described as a "lone wolf" and a "seeker ...

Masahiro Nakai, a TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, says ...

Japan's trade deficit in 2024 shrank 44 percent from a year earlier to 5.33 trillion yen ($34 billion), as exports hit a ...

Japan's undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue is taking nothing for granted ahead of his title fight against ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are considering a visit to Iwoto Island in April to pay respects to the victims ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio agreed Tuesday with his counterparts from Japan, Australia and India to strengthen a free ...

A theme park in central Japan devoted to the world portrayed in Studio Ghibli's animation movies such as "My Neighbor Totoro" ...