Kevin He became the first Chinese-born player to sign a professional deal with an NHL team on Tuesday after agreeing to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Winnipeg Jets. The...

Global warming caused Hokkaido to receive up to 20% more snow than average in December 2021, according to a team of Japanese scientists. A study led by Tomonori Sato of...

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by former House of Representatives lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto, 53, against his guilty sentence in a high-profile corruption case linked to a casino-featuring integrated...

Japan set a new annual record for visitor arrivals with one month to spare, official data showed on Wednesday, as the weak yen helped propel the nation’s tourism boom. November...

Osaka – The Osaka High Court ruled Wednesday that the government is not liable to pay compensation over evacuations following the March 2011 accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings’...

Hiroshima – Members of Nihon Hidankyo, a group of hibakusha, made a visit Wednesday to a cenotaph for deceased victims in Hiroshima to mark its receipt of this year’s Nobel...

New coach Nils Nielsen declared Wednesday that Japan can win the Women’s World Cup for a second time and vowed to restore the 2011 champion to its former glory. The...

Japan’s draft proposal for a carbon emission reduction target sparked calls for deeper cuts from experts as well as from within the ruling coalition, as the world’s fifth-biggest carbon emitter...

Honda and Nissan may merge to form the world’s No. 3 auto group, achieving the scale needed to go up against foreign competition and make massive investments into advanced electric...