The Yomiuri ShimbunKirishima, right, is seen during Saturday’s bout at Edion Arena Osaka. The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi presented a cherry tree sapling to U.S. President Donald Trump before their summit on Thursday. A plan by Japan is underway to gift 250 cherry trees to the United States ...

The conflict in the Middle East shows no signs of abating, and the impact on the global economy is only growing. With no ...

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture at about 3:08 p.m. on Saturday, registering 3 out of 7 on the Japanese ...

Horse-drawn carriage tours, a popular tourist attraction in the Yufuin hot spring area of Oita Prefecture, have kicked off ...

The U.S. military is deploying thousands more Marines to the Middle East, officials told Reuters on Friday, as President ...

Five people were killed in a four-car collision in an expressway tunnel in Mie Prefecture early on Friday, a local fire department said.

Ozeki Kirishima’s victory at the year-ending Kyushu tournament in November meant that no maegashira- ranked wrestlers won a tourney title this year. The Yomiuri Shimbun 12:30 JST, December 27, 2023 It ...

A U.S.-led defense manufacturing partnership agreed to launch a new missile motor production program with Japan, push forward ...

In an ukiyo-e painting by Utagawa Hiroshige titled, “Edo Meisho Shiki no Nagame, Ryogoku Natsu no Yukei” (famous view of Edo in four seasons: summer evening at Ryogoku), women hold fishing rods while ...

U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his expectation that Japan would contribute if necessary to security in the Strait of Hormuz during an interview with a U.S. media outlet on Friday.

Amid differences in their positions and risks in which a single misstep could potentially cause a rift in Japan-U.S. relations, it is significant that the leaders of the two countries confirmed their ...