The Tokyo District Court on April 24 sided with a former reporter who was sexually assaulted by a state-paid aide of a Diet ...

J-pop is a tough sell overseas, but in recent years more musicians are challenging that perception and finding success abroad ...

SEOUL--North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited China on Saturday, inaugurating a new bridge that connects the two countries ...

Food makers are upgrading their snack products into nutrient-rich substitutes for meals, targeting consumers who are short on ...

BANGKOK--The son of Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Friday that when he finally got to speak with his mother, ...

Olympic bronze medalist Ami Nakai overcame self-doubt to win the women’s title in the Grand Prix de France for the second ...

Yuri Yoshida won the LPGA South Korea tournament holding off Haeran Ryu and Hye-Jin Choi in a close finish at Pine Beach Golf ...

Pickleball, a sport often called a miniature version of tennis, has gained so much in popularity in Japan that the country ...

Sekihara, 41, and the colleague left the megabank and co-founded Nakaral, a startup based in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward. Nakaral gives parents a more hands-free approach to bringing their children to ...

Japan’s unpopular revisions to the Imperial House Law that reinforce the male-only succession rules took effect on Oct. 24. The new rules are expected to bring historic changes to Japan’s ...

Sendai residents have bragging rights to living in the most comfortable city in Japan, as government statistics support their ...

Japan will invest to increase crude oil production in Alaska as part of the $550 billion (87 trillion yen) tariff agreement with the United States and also stockpile the reserves produced in the U.S.