TOKYO - The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sailed through waters east of the island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean for ...

Hakuho, a retired “yokozuna” or grand champion and viewed by many as the sport's greatest wrestler, quit the Japan Sumo ...

Asian stock markets have advanced ahead of the second round of trade talks between Washington and Beijing, following a solid ...

TOKYO -- Lead Japanese tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa expressed doubt on Sunday that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S.

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Japan's economy contracted in the January-March quarter at a slower pace than initially estimated, government data showed on ...

Amid calls that Self-Defense Force members be honored at Tokyo's Yasukuni Jinja shrine if they die in war, some have ...

Doting property boss dad plasters giant childhood photos of son across city to advertise real estate projects.

Tokyo, June 9 (Jiji Press)--Former yokozuna sumo grand champion Hakuho said Monday that he has "no regrets whatsoever" as he ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's newly-elected President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba agreed during ...

The Museum of World Athletics (MOWA) will open its largest exhibition of the year in one month’s time, bringing much of the ...

There were more than 330,000 foreign students in Japan in 2024, with the vast majority coming from elsewhere in Asia.