The mayor of this west Japan city apologized May 20 after it came to light that unsanitary conditions for meals served at a ...

Taku Eto, who resigned as agriculture minister on May 21, made comments that were seriously out of touch with the sentiment ...

Japanese mathematician Masaki Kashiwara, who received the prestigious Abel Prize this year, has said his love for ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided to sack farm minister Taku Eto, sources close to the matter said Tuesday, under ...

President Vladimir Putin visited Russia's Kursk region for the first time since Moscow said that it drove out Ukrainian ...

Ozeki Onosato has taken another step toward yokozuna promotion with his 11th straight win at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament ...

The number of foreign visitors to Japan in April, when travel demand is high due to the country's cherry blossom season and ...

Mine Kondo, a 114-year-old resident of the Aichi Prefecture town of Kota recognized as Japan's oldest person, died on May 20, ...

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announced May 20 that the basic water charge for all general households in the capital will be waived ...

Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Wednesday he was appointed as the country's new farm minister, after Taku ...

The "Takikawa Canola Flower Festival," where people can enjoy one of the best canola blossom fields in Japan, started in the ...

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani mixed in breaking pitches for the first time in a throwing session ...