A Sugi Pharmacy sign is seen in this file photo. (Mainichi/Yukiko Murata) TOKYO -- A major pharmacy chain in Japan and the ...

Sculptor Etsuro Sotoo on Friday became the first Japanese to be awarded the Ratzinger Prize by a Vatican City foundation for ...

Ninety-seven filmmakers in Japan recently released a joint statement opposing discrimination against LGBTQ people and other ...

The Hyogo Prefectural Assembly plans to ask the national government to take measures against online slander and ...

A Tokyo couple arrested on suspicion of killing three family members with a chemical found in antifreeze were served fresh ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government has finalized its first major fiscal stimulus package -- worth 22 trillion yen ...

Ozeki Kotozakura and Hoshoryu are set for a final-day, head-to-head title showdown after both improved to 13-1 with solid ...

NAGANO, Japan (Kyodo) -- Japan's Miho Takagi won the women's 1,000 meters Saturday at the speed skating World Cup in Nagano.

A key U.N. General Assembly committee adopted a resolution late Friday paving the way for negotiations on a first-ever treaty ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday showed his intention to work with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying ...

Japan's labor ministry is aiming to submit draft legislation requiring businesses to have measures in place against ...