Scorching summer heat has already arrived across Japan, with the mercury soaring to 35 degrees Celsius and higher during the ...

TOKYO (AP) -- Eight years ago, Yuriko Koike became the first woman to lead Tokyo, beating her male predecessor. She won her ...

President Joe Biden's terrible performance at the June 27 presidential debate has raised concerns about his age, health and ...

Prosecutors decided Monday not to indict Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and seven other senior Liberal Democratic Party members ...

It's often said in discussions about United States military bases in Okinawa and related issues that Japan is subordinate to ...

Japan overpowered the United States 8-1 in six innings to complete a 3-0 sweep of their international softball exhibition ...

The district court here on July 5 ruled that the 2016 suicide of an employee at a major house construction company was ...

A baseball team member in a wheelchair took part in the opening parade during the Nara prefectural tournament of the 106th ...

Passengers enjoyed scribbling down their wishes on pieces of paper before taking off from Kansai International Airport on ...

The western Japanese city of Hiroshima on Monday announced that Israel has expressed its intention to attend the Aug. 6 ...

A teacher in Osaka Prefecture has been given a three-month suspension for forcing handball club members at a municipal junior ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened in the positive Tuesday with the Nikkei index hitting a new all-time high, as investors bought semiconductor and other technology shares after gains in their U.S.