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The sexual misconduct allegations against TV host and former SMAP member Masahiro Nakai have thrown a spotlight on the TV industry's culture...

Inoue was supposed to face Sam Goodman last month. Instead, he will defend his belts on Friday against Kim Ye-joon, who stepped in after Goo...

Instead of the Bank of Japan's actions strengthening the yen as once hoped, recent steps have only caused further weakening.

The president said it will be the largest AI infrastructure ever built and that it will help counter technology threats from China and other...

Last year, TikTok was one of the top 10 largest beauty e-commerce platforms in the U.S.

Most yokozuna are evaluated based on wins and Emperor's Cup titles. But Terunofuji's great career wasn't quantifiable by numbers alone.

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also agreed on the importance of trilateral cooperation with Sout...

Japan welcomed almost 37 million inbound visitors in 2024.

Coming just a day after Trump’s inauguration, the meeting was seen as a veiled warning to Beijing, which has lambasted the Quad as a tool fo...

The number of applicants in fiscal 2023 rose by 36.0% from the previous year, and in fiscal 2024, it increased by 17.9%, reaching a record h...

Cultivating a homegrown defense industry was a key plank of Japan's ¥43 trillion military build-up strategy launched in 2022.

Many survey respondents called for subsidies or exemptions for examination fees, as well as financial aid for out-of-school lesson tuition.

Harvey Elliott's deflected strike secured a seventh consecutive Champions League victory for Arne Slot's men.

Rep. Elise Stefanik pledges to ensure that the U.S. mission to the world body represents Trump's "America First peace-through-strength forei...

Chinese markets were relieved after Beijing avoided an instant blizzard of executive orders, but Mexico's peso and Canada's dollar weren't s...

The two countries also issued a joint statement calling for upgrading their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

Such partnership initiatives, launched by agricultural corporations and employment facilities, reached about 7,100 by fiscal 2023.

The boy is currently hospitalized in a coma. While he has no visible external injuries, police are investigating whether the pair subjected...

The move into Jenin, where the Israeli army has carried out multiple raids and large-scale incursions in recent years, comes two days after...

In a video call, Xi and Putin proposed a further deepening of the strategic partnership between their countries that worries the West.

This weekend could bring much-needed rain, with up to 1.3 centimeters forecast for the drought-stricken Los Angeles area.

Russia, China, North Korea and Iran have drawn closer following Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

In a few pen strokes, Donald Trump reversed the largest U.S. Justice Department investigation and prosecution in history.

Ichiro, who began his career in Japan, was a 10-time All-Star in MLB.

The fire broke out in a game center on the first floor of a five-story building, and about 650 square meters including another nearby buildi...