A new U.N. standard inspired by Japan's volunteer probation officer system is being developed, government sources said Sunday ...

Wrestlers from sumo's top division will make a two-day exhibition tour to Paris in June 2026, the third of its kind in the ...

Former ozeki Shodai springs a major upset by handing yokozuna aspirant Hoshoryu his second loss of the New Year Grand Sumo ...

South African star Damian de Allende scores a brace of tries to lead unbeaten Japan Rugby League One leaders the Saitama Wild ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says his Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner must at least retain majority ...

Japan's Ruka Hirano took silver and compatriot Ayumu Hirano bronze as Australian Scotty James claims his fourth Laax Open ...

TikTok goes offline night in the United States hours before a new federal law banning the popular short-form video-sharing ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka to bring attention to the event that is ...

Japan's struggling regional economies could receive a much-needed boost via the recent introduction of high-end train tours ...

China's trade with North Korea in 2024 fell 5 percent from the previous year to about $2.18 billion, official data showed ...

Detained South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol becomes the first sitting leader of the nation to be formally arrested after he ...

Japanese government-funded entities in Russia that offer language classes and are seen as a symbol of bilateral friendship ...