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, ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami has never been limited to one medium, creating paintings, sculptures, luxury ...

Seiya Suzuki ripped his 13th home run while going 3-for-5 as the Chicago Cubs came from behind to beat the Cincinnati Reds ...

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