People in Japan express sorrow over the death of Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of the imperial family and great-aunt of ...

Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of the Japanese imperial family and great-aunt of Emperor Naruhito, died at a Tokyo ...

The Japanese government has ruled out abolishing the death penalty, rejecting calls by domestic legal experts for a review ...

Ozeki Hoshoryu turns the tables on his opponent with a dramatic throw to remain one of three undefeated wrestlers on the ...

With a vision of developing the next big thing in the mold of their star alumnus Shohei Ohtani, the Nippon Ham Fighters ...

Palau's reelected President Surangel Whipps says he may ask the United States for a Patriot missile defense system, citing a recent Chinese missile test as a "direct threat" to the Pacific island ...

September champion Onosato suffers his first loss as an ozeki against former sekiwake Abi on the fourth day of the Kyushu ...

An extraordinary parliamentary session will likely begin on Nov. 28 to allow for deliberation on a supplementary budget ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba received a medical checkup on Wednesday for the second time in five days, amid ...

Shigeru Ishiba is formally reelected as Japan's prime minister after a rare runoff vote in parliament that his ruling ...

The Japanese health ministry calls for seniors to take routine coronavirus vaccinations ahead of the winter, when infections ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Chinese President Xi Jinping are likely to hold their first summit on Friday in ...