After twice finishing runner-up, track cyclist Mina Sato broke through for Japan's maiden women's keirin title at the world ...

A local police chief in Japan on Monday apologized in person to an 88-year-old man who spent nearly half a century on death row before being acquitted in a retrial over a 1966 quadruple murder case.

Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers punched their ticket to Major League Baseball's World Series with an emphatic 10-5 ...

The Philippines' reigning club football champions have taken on a distinctly Japanese influence as they seek to make an ...

Expectations are growing that Yoshihiko Noda, the new leader of the main opposition party, could mount a strong challenge in ...

Support for the main opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and other parties out of power is ...

Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka says she will skip the Billie Jean King Cup team tennis finals next month in Spain because of ...

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is sworn in, becoming the first new leader of Southeast Asia's largest democracy in a ...

The defense chiefs of Japan, Britain, and Italy have agreed to accelerate their planned joint development of a ...

Wakaba Higuchi picks up her first career Grand Prix figure skating title, leading a one-two finish for Japan at Skate America ...

Guard Yuki Kawamura signs a two-way contract with the Memphis Grizzlies, becoming the first Japanese player from the ...

Sales of used smartphones in Japan are expected to hit an all-time high in fiscal 2024, as rising prices of new devices drive ...