The head of Hyogo Prefectural Police has completely denied claims that a former prefectural assembly member who served on the ...

The hometown of Japanese baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki led celebrations Wednesday after he became the first Asian player to ...

Dozens of major Japanese companies have pulled their commercials on Fuji Television amid allegations company officials tried ...

As this city prepares to host Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, smoking regulations are becoming increasingly strict. A citywide ban ...

Japan's annual spring wage negotiations began Wednesday, with the leaders of the country's top business lobby and biggest ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in a poem recited at the annual New Year's Poetry Reading on Wednesday, expressed how he was ...

Tokyo stocks were sharply higher Wednesday morning, led by rises in SoftBank Group following news it would be part of a ...

Splash ice, a rare winter phenomenon, has appeared along the shore of Lake Shikotsu in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost lake ...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The top diplomats of Japan and the United States agreed Tuesday to elevate the bilateral relationship ...

A Japanese education ministry task force on Tuesday proposed allowing schools to exclusively use digital textbooks from ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts said Tuesday he is ready to help new Japanese teammate Roki Sasaki be ...

The Seattle Mariners said Tuesday they have decided to retire newly elected Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki's No. 51.