An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit off small islands in southwestern Japan on Thursday, after over 1,000 ...

The Japanese women's national basketball team made too many mistakes but "learned a lot" from Thursday's 65-65 tie with ...

The Japanese government has informed the United States that its chief negotiator intends to conduct an eighth round of ...

Vissel Kobe forward Taisei Miyashiro and Kawasaki Frontale striker Shin Yamada were among the first-time call-ups as Japan ...

July 3, marks the official start of campaigning for the House of Councillors election. Can the sense of stagnation in ...

HONG KONG (Kyodo) -- Kyoto-based academic German Cheung adopted a "better safe than sorry" approach to the prospect of an ...

Japanese companies agreed to raise wages by an average 5.25 percent in this year's spring wage talks, the second straight ...

As official campaigning began Thursday for Japan's July 20 House of Councillors election, minor opposition parties expected ...

A senior U.S. military official apologized to the Okinawa prefectural government on Thursday over a 2024 sexual assault case ...

Major Japanese beef bowl chain Yoshinoya Co. will introduce its first-ever noodle menu item in its 125-year history, at all ...

The Dalai Lama has announced that he intends to reincarnate, paving the way for a successor to take on a mantle stretching ...

Official campaigning kicked off Thursday for Japan's July 20 House of Councillors election -- the first national poll to be ...