The right-leaning fringe group Sanseito and the small opposition Democratic Party for the People made significant gains in ...

Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday expressed his intention to stay on as Japan's prime minister, with his Liberal Democratic Party set ...

Up-and-coming No. 4 maegashira Hakuoho sprang a stunning upset to knock new yokozuna Onosato off the top of the leaderboard ...

Japan is on track to achieve its target of boosting defense spending to 2 percent of gross domestic product in the next two ...

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

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 ...

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

KYODO NEWS- Jul 20, 2025 - 09:02All,Japan,World TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo ...

All train services on the Yamanote loop line in central Tokyo were briefly suspended Sunday afternoon after a fire, likely caused by a power bank in a passenger's bag, left that passenger and four oth ...

The Japanese government does not expect the outcome of Sunday's House of Councillors election to affect its tariff negotiations with the United States, the top negotiator said, even as the ruling part ...

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