Ozeki Onosato survived a challenging battle with sekiwake Daieisho to advance to a flawless 14-0 Saturday at the Summer Grand ...

Over 30% of this spring's new hires at Japanese companies say they want to work at the same firms until retirement, ...

Weekend club activities at municipal junior high schools in this southwest Japan city will be gradually reduced from this ...

Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea pleaded with the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, to return their loved ...

The official mascot of the World Exposition underway in Osaka, which initially sparked mixed reactions, has now become one of ...

The finance chiefs of the Group of Seven (G7) major economies, including Japan, the United States, Canada and European ...

Late goals from Masaya Shibayama and Rafael Ratao gave Cerezo Osaka a 2-0 win over out-of-form Avispa Fukuoka in the J-League ...

Hideto Asamura collected his 2,000th career hit in the Rakuten Eagles' 2-1 win over the Nippon Ham Fighters on Saturday, ...

Angelo Leo of the United States successfully defended his IBF featherweight title with a majority decision win over Japan's ...

Around two-thirds of people in Japan have an interest in the Imperial Family, while 70% favor allowing women to inherit the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has approved a plan by Nippon Steel Corp. to acquire United States Steel Corp., a White House ...

A high school student suspected of making scam phone calls from Myanmar as part of a fraud ring targeting people in Japan has ...