The 2020 National League Cy Young Award winner is a valuable asset for the BayStars, but his signing comes with a price for the NPB team.
Only a minute's walk from Jinbocho Station in Tokyo is a monument of a catcher's hand, commemorating the start of baseball in Japan.
Level-4 self-driving cars are able to operate unmanned over established routes, making decisions and performing maneuvers even in emergencies.
Opposition members in the Diet wasted time during the 2023 budget deliberations by attacking LDP minister Sanae Takaichi with a discredited document.
If South Korea restarts a nuclear weapons program, "The pressure on Japan would be very strong" said former US Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Richard Lawless.
Although the nursery school program lodging came with minor inconveniences, the exquisite machiya boasted an array of amenities and we were eager to explore.
What resonates most from the world championships is Shoma Uno's determination, Kaori Sakamoto's speed and the continued growth of Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara.
Japan has thousands of curry restaurants, but an unassuming, fallen-out-of-time restaurant in Ogikubo takes the top spot. Why? It's time to investigate.
Kishida was correct not to issue a new apology to South Korea. But what about the radar incident, and will the next government abide by the...
"By nature, culture is close to the daily lives of local people," says Doshisha University's Dr Nobuko Kawashima, applauding the Cultural Affairs Agency move.
The rain has shortened the peak sakura season, but there is still plenty to see at Tokyo's sakura spots, including temples, shrines, and "sakura snow."
In his video address, Emperor Naruhito expressed hope for the "global acceleration of the actions needed for the full achievement of water-related SDGs."