Japan's Ryuju Nagayama defeats France's Romain Valadier Picard by ippon in the men's 60-kilogram final at the world judo ...

More than half of women in local assemblies across Japan have either experienced harassment themselves or had family members who did, a recent government study found, highlighting how male-dominated ...

Campaigning begins for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, with the capital's police stepping up measures to thwart ...

Popular images of drinking in Japan often involve office workers sharing toasts and casting off their inhibitions. But ...

Japan's chief tariff negotiator makes a last-ditch effort to smooth the way for a mutually beneficial trade deal at a planned ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that he agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump to meet in Canada on the ...

Japanese conductor Kazuki Yamada made his debut on Thursday with the Berlin Philharmonic, one of the world's most prestigious ...

Ozeki Kotozakura resumed wrestling practice Friday in preparation for next month's Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, emphasizing ...

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Friday that Japan "strongly condemns" Israel's attack on nuclear and military sites in Iran for "escalating the situation," while pledging necessary diplomatic ...

North Korea says it has successfully repaired and launched a 5,000-ton destroyer that was damaged in a failed launch attempt last month, with leader Kim Jong Un attending a ceremony to mark the ...

The Israeli military says it has conducted strikes on "dozens of military targets," including nuclear facilities, in Iran.

The United States has a "golden share" in United States Steel Corp., President Donald Trump said Thursday, adding it will be ...