A University of Tokyo professor was arrested on suspicion of accepting about 1.8 million yen ($11,700) in bribes, including ...

FUKUI--Takato Ishida became the youngest governor in Japan following an election that was made necessary by the resignation ...

Aonishiki’s victory at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 25--his second consecutive championship—heightened his ...

TAIPEI--American rock climber Alex Honnold ascended the Taipei 101 skyscraper on Sunday without any ropes or protective ...

HANOI--South ‌Korean former Prime Minister Lee ‍Hae-chan, a veteran politician and influential fixture on the country’s road ...

BEIJING--Kao Miura of Japan won the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships on Sunday in his final tuneup for the Milan ...

More than 90 percent of tourists visiting the Tsukiji Uogashi area of the Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo in recent years say ...

A 28-year-old Vietnamese who is a student at a university in Aichi Prefecture took advantage of a recent job fair held here ...

Five people died and 37 were injured in the heaviest snowfalls to hit Japan this season, and authorities warned about the continuing threat of avalanches and travel disruptions through Jan. 26.

Seven political party leaders spoke about “the one thing they want to appeal for the most” at a Jan. 26 debate ahead of campaigning for the Feb. 8 Lower House election.

Yuta Koinuma converted to Islam, married a woman from the world largest Muslim country and has searched for work related to ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued heavy snow alerts for Ishikawa and Shiga prefectures over a high likelihood of ...