The government plans to exhibit one of the world’s biggest meteorites from Mars at its pavilion at this year’s World Exposition in the city of Osaka, people familiar with the...

London – Premier League champion Manchester City’s well-chronicled troubles on the field this season could pale into insignificance in the coming weeks if an independent commission rules that the club...

Starting in January and broadcast weekly for an entire year, taiga period dramas (“taiga” literally meaning “big river”) are the crown jewels of public broadcaster NHK’s programming lineup and a...

Looking back as his nearly three-year stint as U.S. ambassador to Japan wraps up this month, Rahm Emanuel doesn’t have a single thing to point to as his top accomplishment....

LOS ANGELES – Two massive wildfires menacing Los Angeles from the east and west were still burning uncontained on Thursday, but a brief respite from the fierce winds that have...

Japan saw a record 64.39 influenza patients per clinic on average in the final week of December, the health ministry said Thursday, confirming the highest number of reported cases since...

Hideki Matsuyama opened the PGA Tour season in record-breaking style last weekend at the Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii. The Japanese star will ride a wave of birdies to Honolulu...

Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing reported strong growth in revenue and operating profit for the three months through November, as robust demand across Japan, North America and Europe helped offset sustained...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed an eagerness to visit China as soon as possible during a meeting with the secretaries-general of the ruling parties on Thursday. The meeting comes before...