Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said at a news conference on Sept. 4 that the government is not considering ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is stepping up her use of the social media platform X. Her posts should be managed as ...

The Kitakyushu Municipal Board of Education reported 391 paperback books missing from two local public libraries on Sept. 3, ...

Passport applications increased in all 47 Japanese prefectures in July after a sharp reduction in issuance fees, surging to ...

Japan forward Ayase Ueda scored on his debut for Lille on Thursday, hitting a winner in their 1-0 victory away to Toulouse ...

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, a Tokyo-based public interest incorporated organization, has urged that Japan consider hiring ...

The Osaka Municipal Government is set to submit a bill to revise a relevant ordinance to tighten its own regulations on private lodging busin ...

Alex Eala and her fans are headed to the weekend at the U.S. Open, along with two-time champion Naomi Osaka and 2023 winner ...

Shohei Ohtani got the day off Thursday after appearing physically uncomfortable while striking out four times during the Los ...

Two bears were found under the eaves of an annex at a home in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, on Sept. 3, prompting the city ...

The U.S. dollar briefly weakened to the lower 155 yen range in early Tokyo trading Friday, after falling over 3 yen in New ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Rescuers in Nepal have pulled one worker alive from a tunnel, Nepal Army spokesperson Brig. Gen.