A single 25-year-old needs a minimum of just under 300,000 yen (about $2,030) to live a modest but ordinary life in the ...

By Michael Schiffer The following is a contribution to the Mainichi Shimbun from Michael Schiffer, who served as assistant ...

Dark horse Kotoshoho overpowered fellow championship contender Aonishiki to win the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament with a 13-2 ...

Ichiro Suzuki expressed his excitement and his appreciation for his former coach Saturday ahead of being inducted to ...

During all the decades of the U.S.-Japan security alliance, which has been one of the closest security partnerships anywhere ...

Japan lost in five sets to powerhouse Brazil in the women's Volleyball Nations League semifinals on Saturday, as last year's ...

Japan forward Shuto Machino has joined Borussia Monchengladbach from relegated Holstein Kiel on a four-year deal, the German ...

Against a backdrop of heightened tensions between Iran and the United States with Israel over the former's nuclear facilities ...

Hosts Japan completed a two-match sweep of Spain ahead of the Women's Rugby World Cup in England with a 30-19 victory on ...

Japan's mixed team diving squad exceeded its own expectations by reaching the world championship podium for the first time in ...

With summer in full swing, playing in the sea, rivers and pools makes you want to drink cold beverages, but the Japan ...

In the immediate aftermath of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japanese medical teams put aside their own safety to ...