The Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympic Games ended on Sunday, with Japan's medal haul standing at four. International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons declared closed the first Winter Paraly ...

Major conveyor-belt sushi chains in Japan are stepping up efforts to secure sustainable marine resources amid the harsh situation facing the fishing industry, including continued declines in catch ...

Japan and the United States agreed Sunday to launch a framework in which the two countries will act quickly together to prevent disruptions in the supply of critical minerals. The agreement was reache ...

A Japanese ruling party official on Sunday expressed caution over U.S. President Donald Trump's call for Japan and others to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz. "We need to carefully consider the m ...

Japan lost to Venezuela 8-5 in the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic on Saturday, marking the first time that the Asian powerhouse has missed a semifinal spot in the history of the ...

A growing number of women in Japan are building careers and taking on greater responsibilities in industries long dominated by men, including maritime transportation and construction. A government ...

Former Japanese professional sumo wrestler Wakashimazu, who held the rank of ozeki, the second highest in the makuuchi top division, died of illness on Sunday. He was 69. A native of the town of Nakat ...

Suspects in a high-profile 423-million-yen robbery case in Tokyo in January purchased luxury items or repaid debts after the incident, it was learned Sunday. They are likely to have used part of the ...

South Korea's Foreign Ministry said Sunday that 211 people, including two Japanese, have been evacuated from the Middle East on a South Korean military transport aircraft. This came after Japan earlie ...

Nippon Izokukai, a Japanese association of war-bereaved families, has ended its overseas memorial services that lasted more than 30 years, due to the aging of participants. Participants of tours organ ...

Parliamentary deliberations on a bill to establish a national intelligence council in Japan may be tough as the opposition side is worried that activities of the new entity could lead to human rights ...

South Korea's Ministry of the Interior and Safety said Sunday that three foreigners, including two Japanese, suffered serious injuries in a fire that occurred at a capsule hotel in central Seoul on ...