Seven-Eleven Japan Co. plans to strengthen security at its convenience stores as more are being run by a single employee ...

More than 5,400 people died in Japan over the past 30 years due to severe stress and exhaustion caused by evacuation ...

Okinawa Prefecture says that Japan's Supreme Court has not accepted its appeal claiming the state's overturning of its ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump expressed hope for "a good start" to Sino-U.S. relations ...

Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma tied with former Leicester forward Shinji Okazaki for most goals scored by a Japanese player in ...

Japan's space agency signs an agreement with Kumamoto Prefecture to realize the practical application of a program that can ...

Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka retires from her Australian Open third-round match with an abdominal injury after losing the ...

Bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were halted due to a fire that broke out near a track in central Japan, ...

The president of Fuji Television Network Inc. apologizes over allegations it was involved in a sexual misconduct scandal ...

Joint overnight leader Oho reels off another high-caliber victory after the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament was rocked by news ...

Lone yokozuna Terunofuji announced his retirement as the 10-time winner of the elite makuuchi division drew the curtain on a ...

Yokozuna Terunofuji's retirement on Friday left sumo with no active grand champion for the first time in about 32 years, ...