The prefectural government of Chiba the same day announced avian flu cases at three chicken farms in the cities of Choshi and ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday stressed the importance of finding alternative financial resources for a ...

Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation party) puts importance on the realization of a ban on political donations from firms ...

Sumo will stage a tournament in Paris for the first time in over three decades next year in a push to expand the ancient ...

KOBE: Thousands of people marked on Friday (Jan 17) the 30th anniversary of an earthquake that claimed more than 6,400 lives ...

Terunofuji is retiring from sumo, the ancient Japanese sport's governing body said Friday, potentially leaving it without a ...

The annual figure marked the third consecutive year of increases as rising prices due to the yen's weakening and labor ...

Japanese lawmakers from the Liberal Democratic Party and their coalition partner Komeito plan to engage in talks with Chinese ...

Sasaki's baseball career to this point has been marked by transcendent highs and complicated lows. His life story may help explain why.

Japan positions itself as a key regional stabilizer amid growing security concerns, potential U.S. diplomatic shifts, ...

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off southwestern Japan late on Monday, causing small tsunamis in the area but no major ...

Seoul, Jan. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his South Korean counterpart, Cho Tae-yul, on Monday ...