On a small island in southwestern Japan with a population of only around 1,700, Australian John Widmer, reputed as the island ...

Japanese snowboarder Tsubaki Miki underscores her potential as a breakout athlete of next year's Winter Olympics by winning ...

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki hit a pair of solo home runs in a spring training game against the Colorado Rockies, ...

A pair of wrestlers from war-torn Ukraine made big strides at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, providing a captivating ...

For ethnic Kurds living in Japan, a smartphone camera turned in their direction is an unwanted reminder of the growing online ...

A bus veered off the road and crashed into a wooded area March 22 night in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, killing the driver ...

Wildfires broke out Sunday in mountainous areas of two western Japan prefectures, prompting some residents to evacuate, though no injuries have been reported, local authorities said. In O ...

Ozeki Onosato clinches his third career Emperor's Cup with a championship-deciding playoff victory over rank-and-file opponent Takayasu at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

A small two-seater helicopter crashes into a rice field in central Japan, with the two elderly men on board taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Japanese online shopping giant Rakuten Group Inc. is considering introducing autonomous mobile robots to deliver goods amid a severe labor shortage in the transportation sector, according to a senior ...

Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp. opens its first permanent store in Japan, aiming to boost sales by offering customers ...

Japan and China hold their first high-level economic dialogue in six years as they explore areas of cooperation, with ...