Reigning world figure skating champion Kaori Sakamoto clinched her fourth consecutive and fifth national title overall Sunday ...

Japan's competition watchdog plans to order U.S. IT giant Google to halt violations of the country's antitrust law, sources ...

Kubota Spears flyhalf Bernard Foley overcame a nightmare afternoon from the kicking tee Sunday as he nailed a drop goal after ...

A ranking of the best-selling everyday items in Japan in 2024 compared to the previous year reflects lifestyle changes ...

Where are the pockets? Some women wonder this when choosing new clothes. Instead of resigning to the lack of functionality, a ...

The next edition of this puzzle, "Meet your match? Spot the difference #139," will be published on Dec. 29. Click/tap here ...

Fifth-favorite Regaleira became the first three-year-old mare to win the Arima Kinen in 64 years on Sunday, pipping ...

A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight, leaving 16 people injured by shattered glass, the Israeli milita ...

One of Asia's premier film events, the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), concluded in November after ...

An exposition of the sacred relics of St. Francis Xavier, the famed 16th-century Jesuit missionary, has been held in the sou ...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Suntory Sunbirds Osaka claimed their first national volleyball title since 2010 with a straight-sets victory ...

A Japanese university and construction company have partnered on research to develop a lunar habitat capable of generating ...