Japan set up a winner-take-all clash with South Korea at the East Asian Football Federation E-1 men's championship by ...

Hokkaido on Saturday issued a strong warning of brown bears across one of its towns following a fatal attack on a newspaper ...

Around one in seven coaches of track and field athletes believe their team members, including school students, have been ...

Japan put in a gritty performance but went down 31-22 against Wales at home in the men's rugby international test match on ...

A senior ruling party lawmaker plans to step down from a key post in the upper house after coming under fire for describing ...

As temperatures stay high at around 35 C in many parts of Japan in July, sumo stables are stepping up anti-heat measures for wrestlers competing at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament beginning Sunday.

Although U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly indicated his willingness to reengage with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Pyongyang did not send a representative to an Asia-Pacific security foru ...

Shohei Ohtani ripped his National League lead-extending 32nd home run Friday as the Los Angeles Dodgers were beaten 8-7 by ...

Japan is set to return to the deepest part of the world ocean with a new autonomous probe that will collect samples and also ...

The Japanese government's plan to end financial support for foreign doctoral students has drawn criticism from students and ...

Anti-inflation measures proposed by the ruling parties look unappealing to voters, with their effect seen as unclear, leaving ...

A matchmaking service focused on the western Japan LGBT community has proved a success since its launch some three years ago, ...