Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a two-run home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee ...

The Chicago Bulls have signed Japanese men's national basketball team guard Yuki Kawamura to a two-way contract for the ...

Japan's central and local governments are required under a new law to take steps to promote the use of sign language, aiming ...

Women lining up for restrooms at train stations and other crowded public facilities is a common sight in Japan, while men ...

Japanese electronics maker Murata Manufacturing Co., Waseda University and two other companies teamed up to develop humanoid ...

Voting got underway on Sunday in Japan's House of Councillors election, with all eyes on whether the ruling coalition can ...

Japan is on track to achieve its target of boosting defense spending to 2 percent of gross domestic product in the next two years, but the real challenge -- whether to go beyond that level -- may come ...

Baseball Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki said Friday he expects to get nervous when he makes a speech in English during the July ...

Japanese forward Shin Yamada has transferred from Kawasaki Frontale in the J-League first division to Scottish champions Celtic on a four-year deal, the clubs announced Saturday.

Rising Ukrainian sumo star Aonishiki racked up another impressive victory to keep himself in title contention at the Nagoya ...

Japan's top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said Saturday he intends to visit the United States possibly early next week for ...

New yokozuna Onosato brushed aside rank-and-file opponent Kinbozan to tie for first place at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament ...