The minority ruling bloc of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito are close to reaching an agreement with the opposition ...

When the dust cleared on the final day of the New Year tournament in January, Mongolian-born ozeki Hoshoryu had made a ...

Japanese shares slipped on Wednesday, dragged by a decline in vehicle manufacturers after U.S. President Donald Trump’s auto ...

With a view to exporting defense equipment from Japan to the Philippines, the two governments will likely establish a new ...

The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates more as keeping them at current low levels could cause excessive risk-taking and ...

Tragedies must not be repeated in which children abused by their parents lose their lives without being kept in protective ...

As the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is making major changes in energy and environmental policies, the ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani threw his second bullpen session of spring training on Tuesday, continuing the process ...

Accommodations without meals have been increasing in the Kusatsu Onsen hot spring resort in Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture, in ...

Several emergency temporary housing structures have now been completed on the playground of the municipal Monzen Higashi ...

A strong winter air pressure pattern continued through Japan on Wednesday, prolonging snowfall on the Sea of Japan side and ...

Brazil’s prosecutor-general said Tuesday that former leader Jair Bolsonaro knew and agreed to a plan to poison his successor ...