Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken agree that the two countries will maintain ...

September, expanding for the second straight quarter, supported by higher consumer spending amid solid demand for automobiles ...

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 ...

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

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 nati ...

A special exhibition featuring Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani's historic 50th home run ball of 2024 kicks off on a ...

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

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 ...