Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, says that a general election will be held on Oct. 27 to seek a public ...

Japanese consumers face price hikes in October on around 2,900 food and drink items, the most for a month so far this year, ...

Japan's new ruling party leader Shigeru Ishiba selected seasoned lawmakers for its executive posts on Monday, following a ...

The Nikkei stock index sank over 4 percent early Monday, hit by selling of exporter and other issues after the yen ...

Shohei Ohtani wrapped up a historic first regular season for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, assured of the National ...

Typhoon Jebi is expected to affect eastern Japan, where Tokyo is located, in the next couple of days as the 17th one of the ...

At 170 centimeters, Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka, one of the shortest players among the top 100 players on the ATP Tour, has ...

Host country favorite Kei Nishikori's remarkable run at the Japan Open tennis tournament comes to a halt at the hands of ...

A medical expert has expressed concern over the time it takes to diagnose dementia in Japan, which averages about 16 months ...

The Tokyo government has launched a new dating app for smartphones that uses artificial intelligence to match people who are ...

HIROSHIMA, Sept. 28 Kyodo - The Yomiuri Giants clinched their 39th pennant in Japan's Central League on Saturday with an 8-1 ...

Japan's new ruling party chief Shigeru Ishiba may see an initial bump in public support following Friday's presidential ...