Miyu Yamashita of Japan captured her first major title Sunday when she withstood a charge by Charley Hull by not making a ...

A powerful new video from Tokushima captures the struggles of guide dog users, from being turned away at restaurants to ...

Komeito and the Japanese Communist Party, both long-established political parties, are facing dire conditions. In July’s ...

In Shiga Prefecture, there are many tea-producing areas including Asamiya and Tsuchiyama in Koka, and Mandokoro in Higashiomi ...

Sunday marked one month since strong earthquakes that reached lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale hit Akusekijima ...

Crowds cheer as ornate 5-meter-tall floats parade through the streets of Aomori City on Saturday, when the five-day Nebuta ...

About 390 people took part in a calligraphy event in which calligraphers displayed their skills in the traditional Japanese ...

Sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu broke 10 seconds in the men’s 100 meters for the second time in his career on Sunday, a performance ...

Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force has taken part in a multinational tabletop space defense exercise in Australia aimed at ...

Four male workers in their 50s died after falling down a manhole on Saturday morning at a sewer pipe inspection site in Gyoda ...

Four workers who were doing drainage and other work on a sewer system apparently fell into a manhole in Gyoda, Saitama ...

A memorial service to remember the Sakhalin huskies that accompanied Japan’s first Antarctic expedition team was held in ...