Japan's top government spokesman said a dose of cold medicine was to blame for causing a slightly ill Prime Minister Shigeru ...

China is expected to conduct a sampling of treated radioactive water on the premises of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power ...

Shohei Ohtani was named among the finalists for the National League MVP Award on Monday following a historic season in which ...

Japan posted a record 15.82 trillion yen ($103 billion) current account surplus in the first half of fiscal 2024, boosted by ...

The trade ministry has lifted a restriction on a transgender employee's use of workplace restrooms, a government source says, ...

Police says they have launched an investigation after the kanji character for "death" was found graffitied on two spots of a ...

Shigeru Ishiba, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is suspected of having fallen asleep during a plenary ...

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

Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the small but influential opposition Democratic Party for the People, admits to an extramarital ...

Japanese luxury hotel operator Hoshino Resorts Inc. plans to open a hot spring inn in the U.S. state of New York in 2028 as part of efforts to introduce the popular Japanese-style accommodation experi ...

New ozeki Onosato survived a minor scare as he made a winning start to the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament against No. 1 ...

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama defends his ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating's NHK Trophy men's title, while compatriot Kaori Sakamoto, ...