Shohie Ohtani and Japan take on Venezuela in the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Baseball Classic on Saturday in Miami.

Tehran's ability to stop shipping through the strait, a major channel for oil and gas shipping, could give it enormous leverage over the U.S...

Finance Ministers Satsuki Katayama of Japan and Koo Yun-cheol of South Korea "expressed serious concern over the recent sharp depreciation o...

The videos have been criticized for making light of deadly attacks.

The highest-ranked team in the competition and the only Asian side to win the World Cup, Japan has been clinical so far with three wins from...

SBI Holdings has expanded its initiative to reward shareholders with XRP by adding another group company, SBI ARUHI, to the program. The ini...

A team of 15 specialist divers dove into waters off the coast of the Philippines last month—initiating a forensic recovery operation that on...

China has imposed additional anti-dumping duties of up to 30.1% on rubber products from Canada and Japan, effective Saturday, for a period o...

Japan’s answer to the Oscars crowns Lee Sang-il’s kabuki drama after its historic box-office run.

Lee Sang-il’s kabuki epic “Kokuho” led this year’s ceremony. See every award recipient from Japan’s biggest movie night.

By Retta Race on SwimSwamThe Japanese Swimming Federation (JASF) has released the selection criteria for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games set...

It aims to submit legislation related to the sixth gender equality basic plan, which contains measures to be taken over the next five years,...

Long viewed as just a sweet sip, "umeshu" is now getting the spotlight, thanks to a growing breed of producers who are showcasing the exciti...

The government “expects refiners that purchase crude at low prices won’t then sell their products at higher prices and pocket the profit.”

The measure, aimed at tackling the nation’s declining birth rate, was approved in a Cabinet meeting on Friday, with implementation eyed by f...