At least for now, Sara Saito is putting college aside to see how far she can go as a pro athlete. Saito plays tennis, a sport that is typically associated...

Kenny Colvin, 44, is the loquacious and warmhearted owner of Sanita, a cocktail bar in Tokyo’s Hatagaya neighborhood that opened in 2020. A born and bred New Yorker, he worked...

Showtime rolled around for the most unusual parliamentary session in years Friday, with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba touting his government’s ¥200 billion ($1.3 billion) regional revitalization policy as “the era’s...

Japan plans to release some of its rice stockpiles reserved for emergency use in response to record domestic prices for the grain. The government will discuss selling part of its...

The central government will strive to balance economic revitalization and fiscal consolidation, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said in a fiscal policy speech to parliament on Friday. “As we vigorously advance...

Trading volume in Fuji Media Holdings shares surged 1,767% this week as a scandal prompted some investors to flee, while others piled in hoping the turmoil will usher in a...

A Chinese court sentenced a man to death Friday over his killing of a Japanese schoolboy in the city of Shenzhen in September, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry. In...

Defending champion Jannik Sinner continued his sizzling Australian Open run with a 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2 victory over American No. 21 seed Ben Shelton on Friday to reach a second...

Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to talk to U.S. counterpart Donald Trump but is waiting for signals from Washington first, the Kremlin said Friday, fueling expectations the...