Yakult Swallows third baseman Munetaka Murakami led the Central League with 33 home runs and 86 RBIs as its 2024 regular ...

The Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory in the Pacific, is struggling to revive its main tourism industry to pre-COVID ...

Hitachi Ltd. has launched a new railway maintenance service using the artificial intelligence technology of U.S.

The number of people aged 65 and over in Japan with no close relatives is expected to grow about 1.5 times in 2050 to make up ...

Japan has agreed to send 16 crested ibises born in Niigata Prefecture to China later this month, sources familiar with the ...

Former NBA forward Yuta Watanabe has 16 points and eight rebounds in his Japanese B-League debut as the Chiba Jets beat the ...

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is considering raising its stakes in Nintendo Co. and other Japanese gaming companies to ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visits central Japan areas devastated by a deadly earthquake in January and heavy rain in ...

A startup backed by Honda Motor Co. has launched a shoe-mounted vibration device to help visually impaired people navigate ...

Shohei Ohtani hit his first postseason home run as the Los Angeles Dodgers came from behind twice to beat the San Diego ...

The mother of Megumi Yokota, an iconic victim among Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, is growing ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering endorsing lawmakers who were punished for failing to report political ...