An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit off small islands in southwestern Japan on Thursday, after over 1,000 ...

The Japanese women's national basketball team made too many mistakes but "learned a lot" from Thursday's 65-65 tie with ...

Japanese companies agreed to raise wages by an average 5.25 percent in this year's spring wage talks, the second straight ...

The Japanese government has informed the United States that its chief negotiator intends to conduct an eighth round of ...

As official campaigning began Thursday for Japan's July 20 House of Councillors election, minor opposition parties expected ...

Major Japanese beef bowl chain Yoshinoya Co. will introduce its first-ever noodle menu item in its 125-year history, at all ...

July 3, marks the official start of campaigning for the House of Councillors election. Can the sense of stagnation in ...

Vissel Kobe forward Taisei Miyashiro and Kawasaki Frontale striker Shin Yamada were among the first-time call-ups as Japan ...

The man's name is Yusuke Furusawa. He is 49 years old. He works building sets for TV shows. After work, he goes alone to ...

HONG KONG (Kyodo) -- Kyoto-based academic German Cheung adopted a "better safe than sorry" approach to the prospect of an ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.4 struck a small island in southwestern Japan on Thursday, the latest temblor ...

Official campaigning began in Japan on Thursday for the July 20 House of Councillors election, a crucial test for Prime ...